History

"Join, or Die" is a political cartoon showing a snake broken into eight pieces, and was first seen in Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper in 1754.

Working with small trowels and brushes, the Philadelphia volunteers are restoring the mortar with a mix of lime and sand — materials used when 19th-century prison was built.

The skull was removed from public display at Australia's request last year after a member of the public complained.

A Philadelphia couple with an interest in food history explore different cultures through traditional recipes.

Guest: Jon Meacham Presidential historian JON MEACHAM j ...

The Octavian was sunk by a German U-boat during World War II.

Guests: Kathleen Brown, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Kenyatta Johnson In 2016, several major universities founded in t ...

Mark Bramble is a Broadway author and producer best known for '42nd Street' and 'Barnum. A portion of his mother's tea caddy collection is on display now in historic Odessa.

Guitars in all shapes, sizes and colors, including ones played by Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Slash, are there, too.

Penn Museum's iconic, 3,200-year-old Egyptian sphinx will disappear for several years, starting Monday, while its gallery undergoes renovations.

This week, NPR inaugurates a new series called American Anthem, exploring songs that tap into the collective emotions of listeners and performers around an issue or belief.

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

Visitors to the Penn Museum with visual impairments will be able to touch actual artifacts, including a 13-ton Egyptian sphinx.

John James of Southwest Philadelphia, now 98, completed officer training in 1942, but he was denied his rightfully earned bars because he is black.

Starting Monday, the Philadelphia History Museum will shut its doors after partnership talks with Temple University abruptly end.