Wednesday marks 50 years since the “fall of Saigon” and the end of the Vietnam War. This is certainly understandable. While scholars in recent years have enriched our understanding of the political ...

Burns’s 12-hour documentary about our national origin story is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated.

Ken Burns tackles ‘the most important event in the history of the world since the birth of Christ’—America’s Revolutionary War ...

WALPOLE, N.H. -- When Ken Burns' "Civil War" hit public television in 1990, it was a revelation: Burns invested a faded period of American history with new life, color and emotion. The public does not ...

On Friday, cinephiles, historians and Family Weekend attendees alike gathered for “An Evening with Ken Burns,” in the Salomon ...

The new 12-hour documentary about the United States’ origin story will begin broadcasting Nov. 16 on WHYY and other PBS stations.

Gavin Jackson talks with Ken Burns about his next documentary on the American Revolution. Gavin Jackson sits down with legendary filmmaker Ken Burns to discuss his upcoming documentary exploring the ...

If it’s an important slice of American history, you can bet Ken Burns has made a documentary about it. The list is nearly endless. From baseball to jazz, Mark Twain to Ernest Hemingway, the Civil War ...