When Americans speak of the "Founding Fathers," they usually have a group of about six men in mind: George Washington, Thomas ...

On Jan. 26, 1775, Pittsylvania County residents gathered at the courthouse in Callands to organize revolution. A group of men appointed by the local citizenry risked everything by taking a public ...

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts, 320 years ago. In recent days, I discovered Ken Burns’s two episodes on Benjamin Franklin that aired in April 2022 on PBS.

On Monday, January 5, 2026, the Halifax County Board of Commissioners approved a proclamation for the establishment of Red, White, and Blue Fridays throughout 2026 in honor ...

Alexander Norton was born March 14, 1759, in St. Johns Parish, Prince George’s County, Maryland. He was the son of William and Elinor Stonestreet Norton. The early American Norton family ...

On Monday, the Halifax County Board of Commissioners approved a proclamation for the establishment of Red, White, and Blue Fridays throughout 2026 in honor of the Semi-Quincentennial (250th) ...

Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy is returning to movie theaters — in Extended Edition form, no less — in 2026 for a two-weekend event, Warner Bros. and Fathom Events announced Friday. And ...

A violent New Hampshire cold case has been solved, with the murderer being identified as the original suspect, who was never arrested because a flawed FBI report “thwarted” the investigation. Judith ...

New Hampshire Attorney John Formella (center) looks on as Senior Assistant Attorney General Christopher Knowles goes over the evidence of the murder of Judy Lord from May 20, 1975. The Cold Case Unit ...

The American Revolution came out on November 16, 2025, on PBS. It played for six nights in a row, from November 16 to November 21. Each episode was two hours long, from 8 PM to 10 PM ET. You can also ...

This Q&A was originally published in May. We're bringing it back now because Ken Burns' documentary on the American Revolution premiered on PBS this week. The Q&A has been edited for length and ...

Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union. The British Army under General Cornwallis struggles to pacify the southern states. Meanwhile, one of the most ...