History

For 35 years, Piffaro the Renaissance Band has faithfully played 17th century music. This year, it had to think outside the box.

A majority of Americans favor replacing the electoral college with the popular vote. We'll discuss the history of the elector system and what should replace it.

Tommy Oliver’s documentary shows the radical commune’s early years, tracing escalating tension with the city that led up to the tragic 1985 police bombing.

Excavation crews are breaking ground on Monday at a new site in Tulsa, Okla., in an effort to find the remains of Black victims of one of the nation's bloodiest race massacres

The Museum of the American Revolution’s new exhibit, “When Women Lost the Vote,” explores when women and free people of color were legally entitled to vote in New Jersey.

On Friday, the women's rights trailblazer and second woman to join the high court lay in state at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman to do so.

The uncertainty of past U.S. elections may not offer an adequate model given the magnitude of this year's problems and Trump's determination to resist any adverse results.

A nearby historical marker had vanished, so teachers didn’t know the campus of Delcastle Technical High School was part of America’s fight for independence.

Robert and his wife Jeannie Graetz faced bombs and KKK death threats for their role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, but their Black friends and neighbors protected them.

The farmhouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has its own rich Black heritage: ties to the Great Migration of the 20th century.

Lawmakers propose turning the site, and two others connected to the landmark Supreme Court desegregation ruling, into National Park Service affiliates.

Launched at the Bicentennial, the annual airborne event petered out in the ’90s.

The ribbon-cutting happened 171 years after the Underground Railroad conductor first attempted to escape from slavery. It follows a virtual opening in June.

This week, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will receive the 2020 Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center.

Planet Money's Jacob Goldstein discusses his new book about the history and future of money.