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Ken Burns on why the American Revolution is ‘the most important event in history after the birth of Christ’
Documentary maker Ken Burns doesn’t think today’s polarized politics are anything new, especially for a country that, as he sees it, already had two civil wars — the American Revolution of 1776 and ...
Most people think of revolution as a violent overturning of political institutions. Parisians storming the Bastille on July 14, 1789, became a model of popular action later adopted, in 1917, by the ...
2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and Boston is already celebrating. Shiny modern amenities combine with the patina of the past to create a city that welcomes ...
“No new social class came to power through the door of the American revolution. The men who engineered the revolt were largely members of the colonial ruling class.” — Howard Zinn The American ...
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. After the Revolution, Thomas Jefferson would write that he was inspired ...
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