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Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns on American Revolution

Ken Burns on how the American Revolution "turned the world upside down"

"I think the American Revolution is the most important event since the birth of Christ in all of world history. … I mean, it turned the world upside down," Burns told CBS News' John Dickerson in an interview set to air on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sunday.

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What Ken Burns Won’t Say About the American Revolution

Burns and "The American Revolution" co-director David Schmidt walk in Colonial Williamsburg. Burns says he does not take his self-appointed civic duty and his career immersed in wars lightly.

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The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Can Ken Burns Get Everyone to Agree on America’s Origin Story?

American history is more polarizing than ever. But the country’s leading storyteller wants to prove there’s still an appetite for hard truths.

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Transcript: Ken Burns on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 6, 2025

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

KC filmmakers help bring Revolutionary War to life in unique Army museum exhibit

The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...

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Ken Burns Explains What The American Revolution Can Teach Us in 2025

Through Ken Burns' lens, history is never a thing of the past but rather an echo of whatever we are going through in modern times. His latest subject — the American Revolutionary War — is no ...

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Ken Burns' documentary tours historic national sites - USA TODAY

Documenting history. For “The American Revolution,” a documentary series that will air on PBS beginning Nov. 16, we relied heavily on the memories of the men and women who experienced the war ...

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Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns on the American Revolution: "It turned the world upside down"

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns spoke with CBS News' John Dickerson about his new film on the American Revolution. More from ...

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