Eight decades ago, a presidential commission guided by Jefferson’s great-great-grandson selectively edited the Founding Father’s words to present him as an abolitionist without mentioning he had ...

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

From there, we leapt over centuries of empire, slavery and revolution in America to arrive triumphantly at the First and ...

Veterans Day distinguishes itself from Memorial Day and many other holidays because veterans refused to allow their sacred ...

The cast is extensive with over 60 voice actors appearing, including Hollywood celebrities Morgan Freeman, Meryl Streep, Tom ...

Although it was a year of intense fighting, much that mattered in 1776 happened away from the front lines of combat. The full ...

The Senate was created to represent the interests of the states and to slow down radical measures from the House, but it has failed to live up to its ideal due to a lack of deliberation, ...

Mount Rushmore wasn’t really his idea. Robinson conceived the original concept in a bid to boost tourism. As it sits in the ...

Can’t talk about it. Can’t live without it. From the White House to Capitol Hill, Washington relies on autopens. How did a ...

PBS' six-part, 12-hour documentary lets Burns, Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt dive deep into all-too-relevant U.S.

In Burns’ portrayal of the Revolution, LGBTQ people are not only erased but defamed, reduced to a caricatured trope instead ...