History

A theatrical lecture at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia demonstrates the scientific roots of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein."

Edna Lewis, the late doyenne of Southern cuisine, gets her due at Haverford College.

A Pennsylvania case that got to the Supreme Court in 1992 could have spelled the end for Roe vs. Wade.

The conspiracy theories flying around hearken back to another era in American history — the 1950s and '60s — when bombs were a tool of political intimidation.

Tyson's subsequent book, The Blood of Emmett Till, published in 2017, caused a sensation.

Philadelphia's iconic thoroughfare marks its 100th anniversary with cake, favors, and music.

There are three other existing copies of the same weekly edition of the Pennsylvania Journal, all housed in university collections.

A second member of the MOVE 9 has been released from prison on parole.

The museum will replace the five fragments in the display with three other fragments that will receive further study.

A new plaza was constructed to provide a better backdrop for the memorial and more information about Nazi Germany's atrocities.

Conquistadors and missionaries didn't just bring colonialism and Western religion to other parts of the world. They likely brought TB, too.

Wilmington city leaders celebrate local civil rights leader William "Dutch" Burton with a historical marker at the former site of a cafe that refused to serve him in 1958.

Guests: Diana Mutz, Joanne Freeman If you think the rancor in Congress is bad now, back in the days leading up to ...

Lenfest's commitment to journalism may have been his greatest achievement, many suggested.

Guest: Imani Perry Lorraine Hansberry was far ahead of her time as a playwright and social justice advocate. At j ...