History
Will restoration come in time for Camden’s MLK house?
If Martin Luther King Jr. were to spend the night now in the second floor Camden bedroom where he reportedly stayed as a seminary student ...
8 years ago
Donors chip in to restore Mt. Carmel headstones after rampage at Jewish cemetery in Philly
In February, a person or group desecrated hundreds of headstones at the Wissinoming cemetery. Donors from around the world contributed $300,000 to repair the damage.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Trump has no plan to block scheduled release of JFK records
The documents include more than 3,000 that have never been seen by the public and more than 30,000 that have been previously released, but with redactions.
8 years ago
Reluctant historians, my family finally told me about their journey from Vietnam
As a third-generation Vietnamese-American of mixed heritage, I didn’t come to grips with how the Vietnam War shaped my mother’s life and her journey to the United States.
8 years ago
Jurors begin deliberations in alleged warlord's trial
Prosecutors and the defense team for Mohammed Jabbateh delivered closing arguments. The jury must now decide if he committed fraud and perjury on U.S. immigration documents.
8 years ago
Lindsey Fitzharris on “The Butchering Art”
Surgery in the nineteenth-century was pretty gruesome – a lot of blood, pain, saws and no sanitation. In fact, operating theaters use ...
8 years ago
Listen 35:30Looking back at the war won’t distract me from Vietnamese community’s future
I don’t feel confused about the Vietnam War. I am certain that my life is a result of it. And I have dedicated the last eight years of my life to the future of my community.
8 years ago
“The Butchering Art” / Bergdahl pleads guilty
Guests: Lindsey Fitzharris, Dan Lamothe Surgery in the nineteenth-century was pretty gruesome – a lot of blood, ...
Air Date: October 17, 2017
Listen 49:00This Saturday marks the 94th anniversary of the first public planetarium show given at the German model for The Franklin Institute, the D ...
Air Date: October 16, 2017
Listen 06:04NCC's Jeffrey Rosen on McCain receiving the Liberty Medal award
Tonight at the National Constitution Center, the 2017 Liberty Medal will be given to U.S. Sen. John McCain for a lifetime of sacrifice and service to our country.
8 years ago
Listen 6:03We asked: How is the Vietnam War still affecting you?
WHYY hosted a series of public events relating to the series, and we asked attendees to tell us about how the Vietnam War still affects them today.
8 years ago
Poem: She raises her shovels and hoes high
This poem was originally published in "Khmer Girl" (RJ Communications, 2014), and is dedicated to women and the Vietnamese people.
8 years ago
Vietnam vet turned activist reflects on war experience as a poet, writer
Former Marine Sgt. W.D.Ehrhart, who now teaches humanities, is a poet, writer, and Vietnam War scholar. He was featured prominently in the PBS documentary 'The Vietnam War'.
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Listen 0:00Five Delaware state museums achieve national accreditation
The sites join Hagley Museum and Winterthur as the only accredited museums in Delaware.
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