The author says Rhode Island's direct military role in the American Revolution was limited, but its unique history of ...

Discover what the smallest state in the United States is. Learn about its land area, population, geography and surprising ...

The first time the country had to gather itself, it wasn’t a country yet. It was a string of British colonies, distinct and often differing, but lately chatting among themselves about their ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art took an emphatic tone in titling “Revolution!,” an exhibit commemorating a 250th anniversary that I probably need not spell out, and the result is emphatically good. The ...

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, two works offer valuable, fresh views of the American Revolution.

Perhaps the least commented upon feature of the dystopian Trump banners adorning parts of Washington D.C. is the red, white, and blue number—“250”—emblazoned just beneath the president’s ...

Patrick Henry was a man of great conviction and character who led the road to revolution here in the United States.

Any discussion of films and TV series about the American Revolution has to start with a caveat. Historical movies have been around for as long as movies themselves, but films and TV series about the ...

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said the American Revolution has been “sanitized,” calling the war “dark and bloody.” “I think we have sanitized the war. And I — I think it’s out of an understandable ...

Documentary filmmaker and historian Ken Burns has cemented his career on bringing history to life. In an interview with “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, the filmmaker challenged how the nation ...

In celebration of America’s 250th birthday, Academy Award-nominated director Darren Aronofsky, in association with Google DeepMind and Salesforce, proudly serves up a heaping bowl of slop. The trailer ...