History

Hundreds have gathered on both sides of the Delaware River to watch an annual Christmas Day reenactment of George Washington’s 1776 crossing.

The Woodmere Museum recently acquired the midcentury design concepts by John Winters, staff artist with Wanamaker’s Department Store for 25 years.

The film presents the work of Mark Moline and Project Recover, a collaborative trying to repatriate the remains of those still missing from World War II.

Dr. Walter Freeman performed lobotomies with an ice pick through the eye socket....and other stories about doctors who do evil scientific deeds in the name of medicine.

In his book, "Pushing Cool," Princeton professor Keith Wailoo exposes how the tobacco industry targeted Black Americans with menthol cigarette marketing.

Stolen 50 years ago by one man, a trove of antique Revolutionary War guns is returned to the museums they belonged to.

As part of an effort to save more historic buildings from the wrecking ball, the city is investing in the Philadelphia Historical Commission.

By the end, 15 police detectives would be convicted of civil rights violations.

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has replaced two historical markers with significant revisions that view Confederate milestones through a more critical lens.

The investigation into the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi nearly 70 years ago ended as it began, with a mystery that might never be solved.

Contractors break ground on half-million dollar restoration as Marian Anderson Society seeks more funding.

The National Museum of American Jewish History has added the name Weitzman to its name in honor of a transformative gift from the shoe designer.

More than 40 acres of land is being returned to the Nanticoke and Lenape tribes in partnership with a pair of nonprofits.

Elder broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow.