After capturing hundreds of hours of footage, over a decade, for his new docuseries "The American Revolution," filmmaker Ken Burns knew the epic story had to begin with Benjamin Franklin. Burns was ...

Netflix will delve into NBA legend Kevin Durant's life in a new documentary series featuring revealing interviews.

Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young settled into the role of doing the “dirty work” right away when he began working for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement — answering mail, ...

Pelham High School teacher Savannah Fisher will soon appear on television screens nationwide as part of the new PBS ...

This month marks a pivotal milestone in American history: 225 years ago, the doors of the White House opened to welcome its first residents.

The USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier of the Nimitz class, is the latest of four U.S. Navy vessels to bear George Washington's name. Led by Commanding Officer Captain Timothy L. Waits, ...

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, is known for its captivating dogwood trees and its deep ties to the American Revolution. In fact, George Washington maintained his headquarters in the area just north of ...

The USS George Washington had previously served as the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Japan (FDNF-J) carrier, beginning in 2008—also making it the first nuclear-powered warship to fill that role. The ...

Mount Vernon is 21 miles from my home. Lately I can almost feel the tremors from the nation’s general-turned-first-president spinning in his grave there. George Washington, who set long-followed ...

An intruder broke into the Washington state Capitol on Sunday night before setting fire to a flag and knocking over busts of George Washington and Martin Luther King Jr. The suspect, Gunnar McLean ...

The vandalism did not appear to have been politically motivated, according to the Washington State Patrol, which said that a suspect was in custody. By Neil Vigdor An intruder broke into Washington ...