Yellowed by time and brown around the edges, the four- by-seven-inch booklet titled “Regulation for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States” helped transform the Continental Army ...

With the Oregon Ducks welcoming the James Madison Dukes to Autzen Stadium for the program's first ever first round College Football Playoff game, the Ducks continued showing the power of their ...

After spending a month living inside the stories and settings of the American Revolution and riding the excitement around Ken Burns’ new series (Now streaming for free for the next three weeks on PBS) ...

The 74th annual Miss Universe pageant is taking place in Thailand. Contestants competed in the pageant's national costume contest on Wednesday. The best looks of the event featured sparkly details, ...

Six months away from its 250th year, the United States of America is still in its infancy. It is an empire forever moving and shifting, trying to decide what it will be. Prolific documentarian Ken ...

American colonists oppose efforts by the British Crown and Parliament to seize greater control in North America, escalating simmering tensions over land, taxes, and sovereignty into violent ...

In many ways, Ken Burns is the Van Halen of historical documentary directors. Before you jump, hear me out. Watching the acclaimed filmmaker’s upcoming The American Revolution with some apprehension, ...

Testing the human animal’s tolerance for plaintive fiddles, wheezy bagpipes, Peter Coyote and the whispery recitations of diary entries, “The American Revolution” is the most Ken Burns-y of Ken Burns ...

Throughout his career, Burns has developed and perfected the tricks of his particular trade: the evocative use of music and quotations from speeches and correspondence; the use of actors to read the ...

Campbell's story was relatively unknown until records of land request were found. A Black Revolutionary War hero is finally receiving his due. Born around 1760 in Culpepper County, Virginia, the ...