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The War in the West
October 02, 2025
In the late 1800s, George Rogers Clark became a symbol of the Revolutionary War in the heartlands. Lionized as “The Conqueror of the Northwest”, Clark’s victory at the Siege of Vincennes isn’t quite as it seems. The war in the west was no grand effort in the founding of a nation, but a war over valuable land fought between the British, the Americans, and Native tribes who called that land home.
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Official Trailer | The Revolution that Changed the World
November 16, 2025
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary from Ken Burns.
The First Shot
November 16, 2025
A single shot echoes on Lexington Green, and the American Revolution begins.
'We Are in the Very Midst of a Revolution'
November 16, 2025
John Adams, read by Paul Giamatti. The American Revolution premieres November 16.
'We Would Not Have Had a Country Without Him'
November 16, 2025
Historian Annette Gordon-Reed. The American Revolution premieres November 16.
The American Revolution: An Inside Look
August 8, 2025
Step behind the scenes of Ken Burns’s new film to see how The American Revolution came to...
Across Indiana | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
From Brushstrokes to Limestone: How Indiana Celebrated the 1976 Bicentennial
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Bedford, Indiana celebrated the 1976 bicentennial in a monumental way.
Simple Civics | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
How the Patriots "Out-Spied" the British
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Invisible ink, secret codes, and dirty laundry helped the patriots turn the tide of the Revolution....
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