History

CBS3 Eyewitness News has reported that Trudy Haynes, whose hiring there in 1965 made her the first Black television reporter in Philadelphia, has died at 95.

The Juneteenth flag was designed by Ben Haith, of Boston, who was honored by the city of Philadelphia 25 years later.

The Cherokee National History Museum will host a launch event for the new quarter. Mankiller was the first woman to head a major Native American nation in the U.S.

The Mt. Airy resident already has the ninth most consecutive wins in show history.

For many years, Vikki and Mark Pier would come during Memorial Day weekend to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Patient memoirs of 19th-century asylums tell the good, the bad, and the ugly from the early days of institutional mental health treatment.

These memorials around the city pay tribute to those who’ve served.

The new leader of a small museum in historic Old City wants to change the way we talk about liberty.

Buffalo consistently ranks as one of the most segregated cities in the nation.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland about her department's Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report.

One was a professor, while the other was related to Ben Franklin.

The cast and crew at People’s Light Theater were given a crash course in West Chester’s Black history for their premiere of “Bayard Rustin Inside Ashland.”

Benjamin Franklin is revered in history for his fixation on inventing practical ways to make everyday life easier.

The brick building was once a one-room schoolhouse, and the only one local Black students could attend. Now it’s part of the National Park Service.

We talk with health equity hero Ala Stanford; a new exhibit at Winterthur showcases Jackie O.'s White House TV tour; heated PA primary elections are on Tuesday