In honor of the nation's 250th birthday, USA TODAY is spending a year retracing some of the journeys that helped define the American identity.

On July 4th, 2026, America will celebrate its 250th birthday. The United States is the world's oldest and still evolving experiment in democracy.

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming month. PBS may be worse for wear following federal defunding, but public TV documentarian Ken Burns remains at work with ...

You can watch it for free with a trial of DirecTV. The 12-hour documentary series looks at the founding of the United States and its eight-year War for Independence from Britain. The series has been ...

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has long been a chronicler of the American experience. He talks with John Dickerson about his latest film for PBS, "The American Revolution"; the importance of studying ...