“That was the place to go and get a job. And there were all kinds of jobs.” World War II utterly transformed Mobile and its economy. The explosion began in the late 1930s, when local companies ...

The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places ... More than 3 million Americans fought in it, and over 600,000 men—2 percent of the population—died in it. Follow this timeline to chart the ...

In 2007, Norah Jones recorded a version — perhaps the most popular — for Ken Burns’ World War II documentary “The War.” Most recently, Graves sang it at the U.S. Capitol in September ...

PBS Distribution will launch Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon's documentary series on the life and works of Leonardo ...

According to the directors Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, one of their biggest challenges ... on previous documentary projects they had done on the U.S. Civil War and World War II, in which they received ...

Tauck is introducing a new tour that traces the roots of country music, blues, jazz, rock and roll, and more in Nashville, ...

Comic strips Star Hawks, Bringing Up Father, Garth, and Sergeant Joe; with a detour to the Fleischer Studio. From World of ...

Today, the Library of Congress, The Better Angels Society, Ken Burns ... on his journey around the world to find and preserve ...

The discussion undoubtedly will include why Ken Burns, the award-winning documentarian whose works include “Vietnam,” “The Civil War ... sort of explore the world on his own and ...

The Iraq war was seen as a disaster - both by Americans and by people around the world. Yet those who fought ... when they came back from Vietnam. Ken Burns: Vietnam War 'central' to modern ...

Let me tell you something, Linda Tripp, that was one of the great things in the world I got to do ... And so I watched the Ken Burns documentary [The Dust Bowl], and I thought, "Oh, the Ken ...

Music on Norway Pond schedules seasonMusic on Norway Pond in Hancock is gearing up for an eclectic season of concerts. In ...