As America enters the 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, director Ken Burns tells John ...

Burns and "The American Revolution" co-director David Schmidt walk in Colonial Williamsburg. Burns says he does not take his ...

America’s foremost history documentarian is back at a pivotal moment. But is he avoiding the hard truths about the country’s origins?

Documentary historian Ken Burns pushed back against the idea that political division is increasing in the nation, suggesting “big differences” have occurred throughout the history of the United States ...

News anchor John Dickerson spoke with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns about his latest film, "The American Revolution," which ...

"There is nothing more beautiful, moving and hopeful," documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said Friday as he welcomed America's ...

I’ve had Whitman in mind this spring as we’ve watched the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency ...

The July 4, 1910 title fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries led to riots, mayhem, murder — and the racially motivated ...

As the U.S. celebrates 249 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, CBS Evening News co-anchor John Dickerson spoke with documentarian Ken Burns about his new film on the American ...

American history is more polarizing than ever. But the country’s leading storyteller wants to prove there’s still an appetite ...

Navy replenishment oiler, which was previously named for gay rights leader, has been renamed for World War II hero Oscar V.

Last Friday marked 100 years since the Klan held an Independence Day parade, with 3,000 members marching through downtown ...