The American Revolution
The six-part, 12-hour docuseries The American Revolution from Ken Burns premieres on WHYY on November 16, 2025, and runs through November 21.
Burns’ docuseries brings the epic struggle for independence into vivid focus and shows how events in and around Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, from the Continental Congress at Independence Hall to Valley Forge and the Brandywine campaign, played a central role in shaping the Revolution and the new nation.
Don’t miss this landmark television event that brings America’s founding story home to Montgomery County and the Delaware Valley.
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“Remember the Ladies”: 12 Philadelphia Women Who Shaped a Revolution
Everyone knows the story of Betsy Ross and the first American flag, sewn in a small upholstery shop on Arch…
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Archaeology Student Unearths Valley Forge Bayonet Stash, Writes Dissertation
When the Continental Army packed up Valley Forge and headed on toward victory, a stash of bayonets was left behind.…
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USA Today: Tour Philadelphia’s Most Famous Historical Attractions on Two Wheels
Philadelphia offers visitors a way to enjoy its most famous historical attractions while also getting some physical activity on their…
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How Philadelphia Became the Birthplace of American Independence
Why Philadelphia? When most people picture the American Revolution, they see muskets flashing in Boston, redcoats marching through New York,…
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When Washington’s Army Ran Out of Food at Valley Forge, Polly Cooper of Oneida Indian Nation Helped Feed Them
When General George Washington’s army ran out of food while taking refuge in Valley Forge during the winter of 1777,…
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‘The American Revolution’ Returns to Valley Forge Region for America 250 Performance
Theater Unspeakable and Let’s Make History Productions will host a special performance of the critically-acclaimed theater show The American Revolution…
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New Hope Compound, Once Home to George Washington’s Army, Hits Market for $4.95M
Two properties in New Hope that were inhabited by George Washington’s army during the American Revolutionary War have hit the…
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The Global Fight for American Freedom: 7 Immigrants Who Aided the Revolution
When we picture the American Revolution, names like George Washington or Benjamin Franklin often dominate the narrative. But the fight…
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5 Places Where Washington Slept: A County-by-County Journey Across the Delaware Valley
You can’t have driven anywhere around the Delaware Valley without passing a place where George Washington is reported to have…
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The Philadelphia Fort That Bought Washington’s Army Precious Time: The Heroic Stand at Fort Mifflin
If you’ve ever flown into Philadelphia from the New Jersey side, you’ve passed right over one of the most dramatic…
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Explore Ken Burns’s ‘The American Revolution’ at a Special Valley Forge Park Alliance Event
If Ken Burns’s storytelling gives you goosebumps, this is an evening you won’t want to miss. Just weeks after the…
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Before the Revolution Was Fought with Guns, Philadelphia’s Thomas Paine Sparked It with His Pen
Before the Revolution was fought with guns and bayonets, Thomas Paine fought it with words. Words that were sharper, louder,…
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Penn State Abington Professor Writes Book on American Revolutionary War from Perspective of German Soldiers
Friederike Baer, associate professor of history at Penn State Abington, examines the experiences of German soldiers during the American Revolutionary…
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Ardmore’s Raab Collection Selling George Washington’s 1777 Letter
The Raab Collection in Ardmore is offering a 1777 letter written by George Washington in Morristown, New Jersey, for $150,000,…
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The Tent General Washington Slept in at Valley Forge a Symbol of His Wartime Leadership
George Washington’s war tent, created in Reading during the Valley Forge encampment in 1778, is an iconic part of the…
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The Revolutionary War’s Tide Turned in Bucks County. Washington’s Crossing Changed Everything
By the last week of December 1776, a full year before the winter encampment in Valley Forge, the fields and…
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Raab Collection Offers Rare Hamilton-Signed U.S. Proclamation
In a move that might be of interest to both history buffs and Broadway fans, The Raab Collection in Ardmore…
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Was The Revolutionary War America’s First Civil War? You Decide
When Ken Burns sat down with Joe Rogan last month and called the American Revolution “our first civil war,” it…
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