PBS' six-part, 12-hour documentary lets Burns, Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt dive deep into all-too-relevant U.S.

In “The American Revolution,” an illustrated companion to a new documentary series, the conflict is global, gruesome and ...

Explore how the pivotal Battles of Saratoga turned the tide of the American Revolutionary War, leading to a crucial victory ...

Premieres Sunday, Nov. 16 - Friday, Nov. 21, 2025 from 8-10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ / Encore Sunday, Nov. 16 - 21 at 10 p.m. - Midnight on KPBS TV. The series examines how America’s ...

Although it was a year of intense fighting, much that mattered in 1776 happened away from the front lines of combat. The full ...

The South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust and American Battlefield Trust have commissioned artist Dale Watson to ...

The battles of Lexington and Concord were discussed April 19 during a presentation at the Ascension Parish Library. Eddie Vaughn, a member of the General Philemon Thomas chapter of the Sons of the ...

Today marks 250 years since the first battles of the American Revolution. And to commemorate that day, let's revisit a story we originally aired back in 2019. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) ...

Amid plans to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, many are asking whether or not the people really do rule, and whether the ...

As the nation marks 250 years since the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which ignited the American Revolution, one mystery refuses to die. Who fired the first shot? It’s been called "the shot heard ...

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