Westfield Athenaeum launches American Revolution 250 series for children

The Westfield Athenaeum Children’s Library will kick off a series of programs about the Revolutionary War when Owen Lourenzo, ...

250 years later, Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" remembered for helping spark American Revolution

A Philadelphia historian says Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," published 250 years ago, "changed the course of world history." ...

Ken Burn's 'American Revolution' features Oklahoma native's paintings

PBS will rebroadcast the hit docuseries over six consecutive Fridays Jan. 9-Feb. 13, plus t History Center will host a Jan.

The five best TV shows about the American revolution – recommended by a historian

This wonderful HBO miniseries stars Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney as John and Abigail Adams, the power couple of the ...
New York Post

Ken Burns on why the American Revolution is ‘the most important event in history after the birth of Christ’

Documentary maker Ken Burns doesn’t think today’s polarized politics are anything new, especially for a country that, as he sees it, already had two civil wars — the American Revolution of 1776 and ...

Patriots in family tree? How to find American Revolution ancestor

Fun fact: Only four U.S. presidents do not have Patriotic ancestors. They are Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, ...
American Rifleman

American Muskets Of The Revolution

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** As galloping express riders and ...
PBS

The American Revolution: An Inside Look

Step behind the scenes of Ken Burns’s new film to see how The American Revolution came to life. Step behind the scenes of Ken Burns’s new film to see how The American Revolution came to life. Through ...
wtvr

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Atkinson on American Revolution: 'We should be very aware'

RICHMOND, Va. — Rick Atkinson, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, recently visited the Virginia Museum of History and Culture to discuss his new book about the American Revolution. "The Fate of the Day ...
WGBH

The Deep Dive: The American Revolution

This week we’re taking a deep dive into the American Revolution. As the birthplace of the Revolution, Massachusetts is at the center of a national movement to acknowledge this historic moment. Check ...
Sportskeeda

Ken Burns’ The American Revolution voice cast and characters: Meet the stars behind the docuseries and the characters they voiced

Documentary director Ken Burns returns to PBS with The American Revolution, a six-part, 12-hour docuseries following the creation myth of the United States. The Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt ...
The New Yorker

The Case for and Against the Daughters of the American Revolution

I READ in the Times not long ago that the Daughters of the American Revolution are trying to find out what sort of stuff the schoolchildren of Connecticut are reading in their textbooks. As one who ...