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 ...

Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...

The American Revolution was one of the most significant events in world history because it created a "new thing called a ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns explains the importance of the American Revolution, telling "CBS Evening News" co-anchor and CBS News ...

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for ...

But the American revolutionaries saw protectionism for the scam it was, and still is. What is the Mises Institute? The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and ...

Palmer has eloquently summed up the meaning that the American Revolution had for Europe: The American Revolution coincided with the climax of the Age of Enlightenment. It was itself, in some degree, ...

While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the ...

Discover the important facts about the American Revolution, including key American Revolutionary War events from 1775 to 1783 ...

Forgive me, I’m on a movie kick. I wrote about the 50th anniversary of Jaws last week. Besides, for this holiday column, I ...

The Historical Commission published a booklet honoring local soldiers who fought in the American Revolutionary War in light ...