It is well known that European royal families tend to marry among each other to either maintain or expand their power-base.

Credit - Universal History Archive— Ken Burns' latest project is an expansive documentary about the history of the American ...

Supporters need to follow Frederick Douglass' example — and make a case for conceiving of citizenship more broadly.

WASHINGTON — The Farmers’ Almanac is ending publication after more than 200 years of providing readers with weather forecasts and nature tips.

The 12-hour, six-part PBS docuseries, which premieres Sunday, Nov. 16, shows how our democracy was built, brick by brick.

There have been many adaptations of Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, but finding one that sticks close to the text is a ...

New Six-Part, 12-Hour Series Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt and Written by Geoffrey Ward ...

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein reimagines Mary Shelley’s classic with new characters, emotional depth, and haunting ...

The two newest "stumbling stones" memorializing people enslaved in Arlington are located near a historic cemetery where the ...

John Winthrop remains the longest-serving Connecticut governor in colonial or modern times at 18 years. He died in 1676.

Following Frankenstein 's debut on Netflix this week, costume designer Kate Hawley has revealed which music icons inspired ...