Ken Burns on why the American Revolution is ‘the most important event in history after the birth of Christ’

Documentary maker Ken Burns doesn’t think today’s polarized politics are anything new, especially for a country that, as he ...

Ken Burns on America's origin story: "The most important event since the birth of Christ"

The documentary filmmaker, long a chronicler of the American experience, talks about his latest film for PBS, "The American ...
Mississippi State University

‘The importance of history’: MSU’s Grant Presidential Library to screen new Burns documentary on the American Revolutionary War before debut

STARKVILLE, Miss.—America’s struggle for independence that began 250 years ago will take center stage next month as Mississippi State’s Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library hosts the screening of a ...
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Another View: Scholar shows that knowing history is invaluable to statesmanship

Winston Churchill, the towering British statesman who served as prime minister during World War II, was once asked by an ...
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Loxahatchee Seminole battlefield important, if uncomfortable, part of U.S., Florida history

Between the shots fired around the world outside of Boston and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Florida's strategic importance to the British crown preoccupied George Washington. The ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Column: Importance of Black History Month still shines

I sincerely believe there is still a necessity for Black History Month. I have been a student and teacher of Black history for more than six decades and counting. And I say Black history should be ...