The final documentary of American Experience before the series pauses new production explores the life and career of the ...

Documentaries and historical dramas offer those who witnessed major events firsthand the opportunity to see familiar times through new perspectives, enriched by archival materials that weren’t ...

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 ...

Filmmaker Christian de Rezendes' documentary "Slatersville: America's First Mill Village" explores the 250-year history of Slatersville, Rhode Island. The documentary, which has won three Emmy awards, ...

The Library of Virginia will host two free documentary screenings in November and December that explore the impact of ...

The United States began developing the atom bomb in military effort called the Manhattan Project. The race to create this weapon kicked off after three chemists in Berlin, 1938, split a uranium atom ...

Cana Academy is a Virginia-based nonprofit with a mission to train teachers and equip them with educational resources. With America’s 250th anniversary next year, the organization has embarked on an ...

You don’t have to be a professional historian to realize this documentary's title refers to the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, i.e., the one that abolished slavery. However, Ava DuVernay ...

“A Tale of Three Northside Danville Neighborhoods” showcases the history of Camp Grove, White Rock, and Crooktown - three ...

SEATTLE, WA. — The late Jim Thorpe is regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, and for good reason. He was the first Native American to become an Olympic gold medalist. He also became an ...

Some worry that history documentaries, which can take years to produce, could become a long-term casualty of the cuts. The NEH has supported some of the most prominent history documentaries in recent ...