History

Guests: David Axelrod, Jon Meacham, Robert Dallek For this President’s Day, we’re going to bring you three co ...

Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., says it has made an incredible and, experts believe, real find: a lock of George Washington's hair inside a "long-forgotten book."

A Legacy of Opportunity is a film which documents the legacy of Delaware’s only Historically Black University: Delaware St ...

It wasn’t that long ago that separate hospitals for black and white patients were the norm in America, but then all of that changed — and it changed quickly.

Guest: David Blight Frederick Douglass is an iconic American figure. Today marks his 200th birth year. Born a slave in ...

We talk with MAUREEN COSTELLO, teaching tolerance direc ...

U.S. Interior Secretary floats the idea of holograms in Independence Hall.

Six townships called Washington and several named for Franklin are among the place names that make navigating New Jersey so challenging.

Guests: Mark Zandi, Frank Plantan  All eyes will be on the Korean Peninsula beginning Friday, a ...

Guests: Frank Plantan  All eyes will be on the Korean Peninsula beginning Friday, as the Olympi ...

A bold Civil War play from a brave theater company.

Ed Asner appeared in "The Soap Myth," a play about an allegation against the Nazis.

For Monday only, an Eagles flag is flying at Philadelphia's historic Betsy Ross House in place of the traditional 13-star flag.

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is seeking support to help survivors stay safely and comfortably in their homes.