"In a canon rife with the contributions of white males to the creation of our nation, most of us know there is more left ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The American Revolution," a new docuseries by Ken Burns, details America's journey toward freedom and independence during the ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. What really happened at the end of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Washington Crossing the Delaware" painting by Emanuel Leutze, 1851. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) "From a small spark kindled ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Constitution Week begins Thursday, and the local chapter of the Daughters of the American ...

It’s a total coincidence that Ken Burns, David Schmidt and Sarah Botstein’s six-part documentary series “The American Revolution” was released by PBS in November 2025, less than a year ahead of the ...

Why should students care about the American Revolution? A teacher shares how he helps his diverse classroom find themselves in Revolutionary history: through multiple perspectives and voices, ...

On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it's worth asking: What was the American Revolution actually about? We all remember the broad strokes we learned in school: Independence ...

The American Revolution was one of the most radical acts in human history, casting aside centuries of monarchical despotism in favor of a representative system of rule—and the inherent rights of ...

Siege of Yorktown. General Rochambeau and general Washington give last orders before an attack, October 1781. Auguste Couder (1789–1873). Artist Auguste Couder, 1836 (Photo by Pierce Archive ...

General Clinton ambushes George Washington in the largest battle of the American Revolution. Guided by three volunteers in the dark of night, British General Henry Clinton leads 10,000 men to attack ...

In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent dissects Ken Burns’s American Revolution documentary. Plus: the DNC’s autopsy report. George Washington, left, with other officers including De ...