History

Philip Mead was online looking for possible artifacts from the American Revolution when a painting up for auction caught his eye and got his heart racing.

Last night, the Marian Anderson Award was given to Dionne Warwick at a gala concert at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.

The Delaware Art Museum is hosting the first major retrospective of John Sloan’s work, but before these paintings went on display, they needed a little cleaning.

Five decades later, its caretakers worry about how much longer they can keep Cpl. Charles J. Glenn 3rd U.S.M.C. Memorial going.

Earlier this year, Michael Murphy shared his story of that visit with WHYY's Commonspace, our storytelling collaboration with First Person Arts.

Guest: Dan Rather Veteran broadcaster DAN RATHER ...

Doris Carpenter has done everything she could to protect her alma mater, Camden High—or at least its regal, hundred-year main building ...

The Daughters of the American Revolution donate 76 trees to Philadelphia's historic park, in preparation for the nation's 250th anniversary in 2026.

Work crews are dismantling the domes, minarets, and other decorations from the former Trump Taj Mahal casino. It is being converted into a new Hard Rock casino resort.

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

William Levitt built his third Levittown in New Jersey. He set it on the banks of Rancocas Creek in Burlington County.

The hundreds of remains in question would have been found between March and June at a Center City location under construction for condos.

The centuries-old tradition celebrates lost loved ones with bright colors, music, dance, sweets, and storytelling.

Guests: Edward Ayers Most histories of the civil war focus on the decisive battles, the military leaders, the bat ...