"There is nothing more beautiful, moving and hopeful," documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said Friday as he welcomed America's ...

With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Ken Burns is set to release a six-part series on the American ...

Today, the United States celebrates the anniversary of its independence from Great Britain.  Independence Day, also known as ...

Three US presidents died on July 4, all nation-makers. Two of them, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, died on the same day in ...

The U.S. declared independence from Great Britain 249 years ago – on July 4, 1776. Independence Day gatherings were a little ...

An expert spoke to Fox News Digital about how to celebrate July Fourth with authentic recreations of Founding Fathers recipes ...

As today marks July 4th, it's a fitting time to reflect on a remarkable event in American history that unfolded on this very ...

July falls on a Friday, serendipitously the same day that this column appears in the Aspen Times. We have a local tradition ...

American history is more polarizing than ever. But the country’s leading storyteller wants to prove there’s still an appetite ...

The following is the transcript of an interview with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John ...

The folks at Monticello are launching a book club aimed at reminding us that we once sought to overthrow would-be kings.

On July 4, 1826, 50 years to the day after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, Adams and Jefferson both died. While today is celebrated as Independence Day in America, key figures Adams and ...