History

It's Breast Cancer Awareness month and we discuss new treatments and changing guidelines. Plus, celebrating Philadelphia's iconic Electric Factory.

The tribute runs October through February, with imagery, walking tours, interactive games, and discussion salons.

It took place annually from 1971 through 1998, when it folded because it had inspired so many copycats.

More than a thousand people gathered at the Delaware Art Museum for a hip-hop summit celebrating the genre’s history.

The 1955 case of Doris Jean Ostreicher became a media sensation, and ended up sending a saloon manager and his wife to jail.

Here’s a look at the most prominent markers to Christopher Columbus in Philadelphia, and an update on efforts to change them.

New eyewitness accounts are raising questions about the FBI’s secretive 2018 dig for a legendary cache of Civil War-era gold.

The American Philosophical Society hired actors to honor the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s first day in Philadelphia.

The $2.9 million conservation project began in May and includes a new roof and other masonry work at the museum.

In an update to its Human Remains Policy, the archeology museum will no longer consider exhibiting any exposed human remains.

Personal connections to the South Philly bakery span generations, state lines and, in some cases, international borders.

From the lore of Betsy Ross to the very real Markoe Standard, the city is known for its “wealth of vexillological riches.”

After the hottest summer on record, climate scientist Michael Mann shares lessons from Earth’s prehistoric past. Also, the latest on charges dropped against Officer Mark Dial.

The 20 million AR-15s in the U.S. today are a symbol of constitutional freedom, evil and terror. A new book, 'American Gun', traces the weapon's history and transformation.

She was the first Black woman in Pennsylvania history to hold a cabinet position, and is remembered for much more.