History

We talk to NPR host Peter Sagal before a live taping of Wait Wait in Philly. And, a new study found monkeys in Puerto Rico became kinder after Hurricane Maria.

Through Sept. 8, the exhibit at the Declaration House asks visitors what the Declaration of Independence means to them today.

Sessions outside of Washington, D.C. are rare. There have only been two since the Capitol moved there from Philadelphia in 1800.

A federal judge ruled earlier this month that the 1,000-foot ocean liner must leave its berth on the Delaware River in Philadelphia by Sept. 12.

John Wind’s kitschy send-up of Revolutionary War heroes pokes holes in the masculine image at the Museum of the American Revolution.

A series of explosions in 2019 shuttered the largest oil refinery on the East Coast. Here’s a look back at that day.

A federal judge says a historic ocean liner that still holds the transatlantic speed record it set more than 70 years ago must leave its berth in Philadelphia by Sept. 12.

Sunday’s Juneteenth Parade and Festival in Philadelphia served as a “celebration and homage to our ancestors.”

After two missed tries, the literary state senator will lend his voice to James Joyce’s “monumental, musical, bawdy” masterpiece.

The markers are the first ones recognizing the borough’s Black history since its founding in 1713.

A bas-relief sculpture of the major civil rights lawyer represents the man who shaped modern Constitutional law.

The century-old organization faces big problems and big changes - from financial struggles caused by a child-abuse scandal to more inclusive membership policies.

The seven-time All-Star forward was 84. Walker was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.

The legendary album of the Boss turns 40 and we reflect on the impact of Bruce Springsteen's music and what it says about our region, country, politics and more.

Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Father Comes Home From the Wars,” set during the Civil War, has its Philadelphia premiere during Juneteenth.