The historical documentary master is at the top of his game in this thrillingly timely history lesson about democracy.

As America approaches its 250th birthday, the bestselling biographer and historian reflects on the message of the Declaration ...

You and I, my dear Friend, have been sent into life, at a time when the greatest lawgivers of antiquity would have wished to have lived.” ...

Ken Burns, with co-directors Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, gives us an in-depth look at the war for independence that ...

The San Francisco 49ers are getting back starting QB Brock Purdy, who will start Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, head ...

This trio of history-inspired series offer up even more presidential plights and A-list ensembles—heres's what to watch after ...

Contrary to historical myth, bitter weather nor insufficient food were not the cause of many deaths at Valley Forge.

W hen America’s Founders wrote the declaration that gave birth to the new nation, they began by saying that “a decent respect ...

James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among ...

Death by Lightning is a historical drama that explores a political figure's rise and fall, so here are five historical dramas ...

I vowed after ‘The Civil War’ not to do any more war films,” says the master documentarian. “It hurt too much.” Lucky for us, he couldn’t keep his promise—paving the way for The American Revolution, ...

In the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to help define a new nation — even as his own life embodied the inequalities of enslavement.