Historic Yorktown and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown will host events on October 18 and 19 to celebrate the American victory against the British during the Revolutionary War, featuring ...

National Day of Service happens around October 11. The James Wood chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution donated books to a fourth-grade classroom at Neale Elementary School Friday to ...

A man in a red knit cap yanked as hard as he could. “That’s just—my ankle—breaking!” Cam yelped. No one suggested slicing the ...

Students and visitors at the University of South Carolina got a glimpse into America’s revolutionary past through an ...

The majority of U.S. kids are covered by federal health insurance at some time during their childhood. More than 3 in 5 American children enroll in Medicaid or CHIP by age 18 Gaps in coverage are more ...

Ken Burns, the preeminent documentary filmmaker of his generation, knows how to captivate audiences, whether it's with history or a quip. When he told hundreds of fans at a Wayne State University ...

The making of the latest Ken Burns docuseries took 10 years from start to completion. Burns directed the project, which is 12 hours long and contains six episodes, with Sarah Botstein and David ...

The story of America’s founding is one we think we know. This fall, get ready to see the birth of a nation in a whole new light. A landmark television event, “The American Revolution” is set to air on ...

When Ken Burns started making his series on the American Revolution nearly a decade ago, he knew one of his biggest challenges would be casting George Washington. The renowned documentarian has worked ...

Many parts of the world are predicted to endure periods of extreme and unprecedented water scarcity, a study found. It’s not clear exactly when and where the dire shortages will hit, but new research ...