History

Since 2013, the charity has hosted veterans and their families in the Sussex County resort town free of charge. Families are also honored at an annual parade.

The oldest institution of natural history in America will close its museum at the end of this month. Here is how the community is reacting.

The document that established the U.S. and its guiding principles was signed in Philly. Here is how the Constitution helped influence America over the years.

The man was arrested in Honduras just miles away from where the child’s mother had a previous visit on a mission trip.

The federal CETA program employed tens of thousands of artists with a 1973 jobs-training law. Its impact has been largely overlooked.

Emily Wilson's 2017 translation of “The Odyssey” is a million-seller. It's also not the end of the story.

Richard and Betty James created the Slinky by accident. It was Betty who popularized the toy and ultimately made it one of the more popular creations.

Amid a dispute between federal and city officials over the site’s slavery exhibit, the gathering marked the anniversary of enslaved Africans’ arrival in America in 1619.

Franklin Kury, who passed away last week, helped make Pennsylvania one of the first governments in the world to guarantee a healthy environment as a basic right.

Studio 2 is scrubbing in! 275 years after doors first opened, we’re hosting a special live remote broadcast from the nation’s very first official hospital.

The annual remembrance event takes on new fervor this year following the fight over the Independence Mall exhibit documenting the lives of nine enslaved people in Philly.

Rachel Wisniewski‘s “L’dor Vador” highlights campers’ experiences over three summers at a 102-year-old Jewish summer camp in the Poconos.

The first U.S. Mint opened in Philly in 1792. Over 234 years later, the institution is still operating and celebrating its role in American finances.

Head to a block party at the zoo this Saturday to celebrate its origin story.

The city argues the decision created a “Catch-22” that could allow federal agencies to carry out consequential actions while avoiding judicial review.