The United States began developing the atom bomb in military effort called the Manhattan Project. The race to create this weapon kicked off after three chemists in Berlin, 1938, split a uranium atom ...

Director Lynn Novick to Follow Central Park’s Evolution from a Democratic Experiment in the 1850s to America’s Most Celebrated Public Space Three-Part Series to Weave History and Imagery to Explore ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- PBS said Wednesday that it is preparing a six-hour documentary series on the history of Latinos in the United States, set to air in the fall of 2013. English and Spanish-language ...

As a co-director of “The American Revolution,” the six-part PBS documentary that premieres on Sunday, David Schmidt seems in every sense thoroughly modern. And yet, he said in an interview, “I like to ...

What do you think you know about the American Revolution? Nearly 250 years later, as we continue to debate what the Founders intended, we may find at times that we’ve been led astray by legend, ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Want to learn more about the Land of Enchantment? From iconic landmarks to historical figures, from the local art scene to culinary wonders, PBS (with local affiliate KNME-TV) has ...

In many ways, Ken Burns is the Van Halen of historical documentary directors. Before you jump, hear me out. Watching the acclaimed filmmaker’s upcoming The American Revolution with some apprehension, ...

The Burke-Gilman Trail is about 20 miles, but the road to becoming a Seattle transportation icon is vastly longer. “From Rails to Trails,” a new PBS documentary narrated by Edward Norton premiering ...

This selection of New Mexico documentaries is currently available to stream online for free on PBS. Streaming for PBS is available on pbs.org as well as the free PBS app, available on iPhone, Apple TV ...