Hosted and executive produced by David M. Rubenstein, a patriotic philanthropist who owns a copy of the Magna Carta, the eight-episode program explores culturally significant symbols across the ...

Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! This episode explores the the story of how the American Bald Eagle soared to its vaunted perch in American iconography.

David Rubenstein—business leader, Washington insider, mover, shaker and a philanthropist of considerable renown—is too smart to imagine himself an electrifying TV personality. As host of “Iconic ...

ICONIC AMERICA: OUR SYMBOLS AND STORIES examines the history of America through some of its most iconic symbols, objects and places, diving deep into each symbol’s history and how its meaning has ...

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Food, music and culture have made the Italian southern city of Naples famous around the globe. But there’s another Neapolitan tradition that fascinates locals and visitors alike: ...

"Totem poles” refer to monumental carvings made from tree trunks by Indigenous peoples from the northern Northwest Coast, in what is now Southeast Alaska and British Columbia. These impressive poles ...

The Hollywood Sign is as much a marker of location as it is a marker of industry. First erected 100 years ago as “Hollywoodland,” the bold, mountain-bound letters are a bona fide fixture of Los ...

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Food, music and culture have made the Italian southern city of Naples famous around the globe. But there’s another Neapolitan tradition that fascinates locals and visitors alike: ...