One was a filmmaker, the other a scholarly adviser (who sometimes appeared on camera), and the two became close friends, working together for more than 40 years.

William E. Leuchtenburg, a leading scholar of Franklin Roosevelt and the Great Depression, has died at age 102.

An era-appropriate melody plays as photographs move slowly across the screen and a voice reads heartfelt letters written generations ago amid a violent conflict.

NEW YORK — William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S. presidency and as the reigning scholar on Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, has died at 102.

Documentarian and New Hampshire resident Ken Burns is almost ready to release his new series, a six-part, 12 hour show on the American Revolution. It will air for six consecutive nights and will explore "the country’s founding and its eight-year war for independence," according to PBS broadcasting.

Renowned filmmaker Ken Burns will preview his new docuseries “The American Revolution“ at Altria Theater on Sunday, March 23.

One was a filmmaker, the other a scholarly adviser (who sometimes appeared on camera). The two became close friends, working together for more than 40 years.

Ken Flores, a rising stand-up comedian known for his authentic storytelling, has died at the age of 28. His family confirmed his death in an Instagram post on Wednesday. A cause of death was not immediately available. Newsweek has contacted the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Department for additional information.

Chicago-born comedian Ken Flores has died at age 28 after reportedly suffering cardiac arrest in his Los Angeles home Tuesday afternoon.

Members of a gang with ties to Venezuela were arrested and indicted on weapons charges after an investigation uncovered a gun-trafficking ring that sold firearms and drugs throughout New York

His writings, which stretched across eight decades, helped Americans understand a president who transformed the office and shaped the postwar years.

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