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A highly pedigreed property in central Boston is for sale for the first time in 50 years -- bringing with it considerable ...
While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the nation's founding.
The Benjamin Cooper House's $4 million construction project will add plumbing, electric and exhibits on the building's ...
Historians have put together an app that guides users to significant sites around the city, just in time for the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding.
For this July 4th, we asked five South Carolinians: "250 years later, is the spirit of the American Revolution still alive?" ...
Here’s a look at five times the American Revolution nearly failed. 1. The Battles of Lexington and Concord Under cover of darkness on April 18, 1775, ...
Yes, it will be called, "The American Revolution," which will be out on Nov. 11, 2025. Who is the narrator of the series? As he has in many of Burns' films, it will be narrated by actor Peter Coyote.
We are living through an historical transformation in the nature of American power. This is a revolution in both the application of power (technology) and its moral purpose (politics). America is ...
KERA Specials. Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein Talk Filmmaking, PBS, and the American Revolution. Special | 23m 18s. Documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein discuss The American Revolution.
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of Massachusetts' efforts in the American Revolution, Massachusetts 250, a statewide initiative started by Gov. Maura Healey, is partnering with local ...
And if, as some scholars argue, the Civil War was the unfinished business of the American Revolution, then Americans — like the Russians — paid a very high human cost for their revolutions.
Shortly after the Sommerset decision, the American Revolutionary War against the British began in 1775. As the British were beginning to lose battles in the North early in 1775, they began to look ...