History

Dorothy Cotton, a leader in the civil rights movement who educated thousands of African-Americans about their rights and the power of organizing, has died at 88.

Started in 1810 by Richard Allen, the founder of Mother Bethel AME Church, the cemetery was located in what was then known as Southwark Township — a majority-black community.

The Simeone Museum of classic racing cars celebrates its 10th anniversary, winning awards but still looking for its audience.

The proportion of interested people who said they or a family member had ever ordered a direct-to-consumer test was 32 percent.

In an interview with StoryCorps, Juan Romero, now 67, remembers meeting Kennedy the day before the assassination.

It's never too late to have a goth phase. Get spooky at this ethereal concert, which will showcase the otherworldly tones of the theremin.

Guest: Scott Stern The United States government incarcerated tens of thousands of “promiscuous” women in the ...

More than 50 years after the government forced hundreds of Native Alaskans into boarding schools, their descendants are haunted by and trying to overcome residual trauma.

'River Town Portraits' is a visual love poem to quaint Bucks County village.

Nearly 700 men from the USS Juneau lost their lives, including the five Sullivan brothers. Lt. Charles Wang was the only officer to survive.

Bean was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 12, which made the second moon landing in 1969.

The Carlisle Indian School tried to assimilate Native American children into mainstream American culture, but hundreds died from harsh conditions in the early 1900s.

The property is part of the Plymouth Meeting Historic District, established almost 50 years ago, and the buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Three Iraqi natives and a Syrian woman have been enlisted as guides to share a modern cultural perspective with visitors to new Middle Eastern galleries at the Penn Museum.