In early 1777, British General John Burgoyne hatched a plan to take over New York’s Hudson River Valley and end the American Revolution by cutting off the colonists’ maritime supply routes. Fort ...
As Ken Burns’ The American Revolution examines how the founding of America turned the world upside down, this vignette from WCMU explores the role of Native Americans in what is now Michigan during ...
The Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee choose opposing sides at the Battle of Oriskany. The Haudenosaunee was a centuries-old union of the Six Nations: Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Tuscarora, Oneida and ...
Ken Burns' latest project is an expansive documentary about the history of the American Revolution. Premiering Nov. 16 on PBS and airing over six consecutive nights, The American Revolution starts ...
In many Native cultures, it is common for women to hold leadership roles in society. Join Renée Gokey and Yadira Hadlett, from the National Museum of the American Indian, to explore a new teaching ...
“Tea and Revolution,” a series of Sunday afternoon lectures, will serve as a Menard County commemoration of the 250th ...