As the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary, NPCA highlights a few of the women who influenced the success of the patriot ...

Premieres Tuesdays, April 7 - 14, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Lucy Worsley investigates the 18th century ...

Many Charlestonians have at least a passing knowledge of Gen. William Moultrie, hero of the American Revolution. Yet few know ...

ELEUTHERA, Bahamas-On March 3, 1776 - 250 years ago next week - Commodore Esek Hopkins of the new U.S. Continental Navy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In many ways, Ken Burns is the Van Halen of historical documentary directors. Before you jump, hear me out. Watching the acclaimed ...

Siege of Yorktown. General Rochambeau and general Washington give last orders before an attack, October 1781. Auguste Couder (1789–1873). Artist Auguste Couder, 1836 (Photo by Pierce Archive ...

Northwestern’s chapters of the Platypus Affiliated Society and Young Americans for Freedom discussed the political trajectory of the United States based on American Revolution ideals in Harris Hall on ...

The economic realities of the war start to settle in for both the Americans and the British. Securing resources for the American Revolution was top of mind for both sides. In the United States, ...

When we picture the American Revolution, names like George Washington or Benjamin Franklin often dominate the narrative. But the fight for independence depended on global talent foreign-born ...

The author says Rhode Island's direct military role in the American Revolution was limited, but its unique history of ...

In mentioning Ken Burns' upcoming The American Revolution to casual observers, the most frequent response has been a variation on: "Wait. Hasn't he done that already?" The short answer is "No." The ...

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down. Thirteen British ...