In November 1847, the Pozsony Diet was opened by the emperor of the Austrian empire: Ferdinand. At that time, no one could ...

A powerful new documentary series from acclaimed filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt is set to premiere ...

The Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, in partnership with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, will host a special screening of the new Ken Burns documentary on the American Revolution on Oct. 21 at ...

In 1848, inspired by the wave of revolutions sweeping Europe, Hungarians rose against Habsburg rule demanding independence, a constitution, and civil rights. Led by Lajos Kossuth, they briefly ...

Amid the nation’s upcoming semiquincentennial celebrations comes a new, 12-hour, six-part series from America’s master of documentary television. Directed by Ken Burns, “The American Revolution” ...

A brief look back at the Battle of Bunker Hill from Ken Burns looks ahead to his upcoming six-part documentary Ken Burns’s latest documentary series, “The American Revolution,” doesn’t start airing ...

With the six-part, 12-hour documentary series set to premiere Nov. 16, Burns faced questions about whether the spark for the ...