The Revolution, now a war for American independence, faces its toughest challenge yet as General Washington tries to defend New York City from invasion by sea. The resulting Battle of Long Island is a huge defeat for the Americans, who narrowly escape and spend the next several months on the run. In late December, Washington’s army regroups and prepares to attack an outpost in Trenton, New Jersey. The American Revolution, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, continues tonight!

Picture this... You’re on a ferry at night, seemingly the only passenger. You know there is someone piloting the vessel, and you’ve seen a deck hand or two patrolling but other than that... silence. You decide to take a walk around, and from a behind a locked door you hear... what’s that? The chatter and clatter of an engine room crew? Our engine rooms are staffed 24/7 to ensure our vessels are running optimally. While on these graveyard shifts, engineers and oilers are doing inspections, making

Former Presidents George W. Bush and Joe Biden, past vice presidents gathered at the Washington National Cathedral to pay tribute to former Vice President Dick Cheney. Neither President Donald Trump nor Vice President JD Vance were invited, according to a source. Read more: https://cnn.it/48qhWNC | CNN