Documentary historian Ken Burns pushed back against the idea that political division is increasing in the nation, suggesting “big differences” have occurred throughout the history of the United States ...

News anchor John Dickerson spoke with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns about his latest film, "The American Revolution," which ...

As America enters the 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, director Ken Burns tells John ...

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

As the U.S. celebrates 249 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, CBS Evening News co-anchor John Dickerson spoke with documentarian Ken Burns about his new film on the American ...

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

The July 4, 1910 title fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries led to riots, mayhem, murder — and the racially motivated ...

On a sunny but crisp afternoon this spring, more visitors than you might think trekked on a weekday to Ball’s Bluff ...

America’s foremost history documentarian is back at a pivotal moment. But is he avoiding the hard truths about the country’s origins?

Officials in Myanmar have destroyed nearly $300 million worth of illegal drugs with massive drug-burning ceremonies taking ...

Since Iran emerged as a central issue in Washington, there has been copious chatter about a “civil war” within the MAGA movement over potential U.S. involvement in Iran.

The other wars that we’ve done, Vietnam and the Second World War and the Civil War, benefited from huge archives of photographs and, later in the 20th century, newsreels.