Like every great Ken Burns documentary, the letters and writings of the people involved are an important part of telling the ...

John Trumbull's 1818 painting, <i>Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776</i>, depicting the five-man drafting committee of ...

The six-part documentary examines the War for Independence and will air nightly through November 21. Watch it for free.

The PBS documentary, by filmmaker Ken Burns, tells an American origin story to bring a diverse nation together, rather than ...

Sunday’s premiere of Ken Burns’ new PBS series “The American Revolution” doubles as an attention-grabbing statement, months ...

Choosing your favorite Ken Burns series has as much to do with your historical interests as the quality of any individual ...

There’s no photographs. There’s no news reels. The cast of characters is so spectacularly diverse," Ken Burns said in an ...

From Tom Hanks and Samuel L. Jackson to Meryl Streep and Claire Danes, American stars help tell the story of The American ...

Laura Linney is among the huge A-list cast, but she’s not playing Giamatti’s wife Abigal Adams this time — Claire Danes is.

Jonathan Groff performs a medley of songs from his Bobby Darin Broadway musical "Just in Time" during the Tony Awards on ...

A new six-part documentary from Ken Burns just premiered to the nation on PBS, after its debut in Williamsburg back in March.

From frequent collaborators like Tom Hanks to up-and-comers like Maya Hawke, here's how Ken Burns get Hollywood to voice his ...