History

The first photo project to show the colors of America, circa 1940, was commissioned by the U.S. government but never exhibited until now.

Recent surveys show that knowledge of the atrocities during World War II is declining generally.

The Newseum is losing its stately glass-and-steel digs. The organization behind the journalism museum, The Freedom Forum, says it has reached a $372.5 million deal.

But before 1990, there were only two markers associated with African American history installed in Philadelphia.

Marty talks with historians Julian Zelizer and Kevin Kruse, who believe the current polarization in America can be traced back to 1974.

The deal allows the park to avoid the awkward possibility that it would be closed on the federal holiday honoring King.

The 24th annual Martin Luther King Day of Service at Girard College brought 4 to 5,000 volunteers to the historic school in North Philadelphia.

Almost 90 years ago, thick clouds of dust blurred the eyes and choked the lungs of workers inside the tunnel.

The day Martin Luther King Jr. gave his landmark "I Have a Dream" speech in August 1963, a lesser known moment in civil rights history was unfolding in southern Georgia.

Industrial growth and raw sewage in the region in the 20th century killed aquatic life in much of the Delaware River and surrounding streams.

A 1774 copy of the Pennsylvania Journal, advocating revolution, was discovered in a South Jersey thrift store. It will enter the American Philosophical Society.

It took three full weeks for President Bill Clinton and the Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to settle an impasse that partially shut down the government.

Max Glauben, who turns 91 on Monday, is the latest Holocaust survivor to record an interactive testimony for the University of Southern California Shoah Foundation.

Seven decades after being accused of raping a white woman, four African-American men were posthumously pardoned on Friday by the state of Florida.

The previous record was 21 days, set in the winter of 1995-'96 when President Bill Clinton and House Speaker Newt Gingrich were at odds over budget cuts.