History

The Continental Army’s advance across the river into New Jersey was a turning point in the Revolutionary War.

Rebecca Davis explores the 400-year tension between sex, sexual identity and prudery in America and how it explains some of today’s political conflicts.

The collection at Temple University honors the legacy of one of America’s foremost historians and collectors of artifacts on the global Black experience.

Gathered with the president and his wife, Jill, were survivors, family members and advocates to memorialize the lives lost to the epidemic.

After more than a decade of planning, and three years of construction, the fossil park and museum will open near where a dinosaur was discovered in the 1860s.

Eight years ago, construction workers discovered centuries-old human remains in Old City. Recently, descendants and researchers commemorated the reburial.

The exhibition hearkens back to the visual style of the early 20th century, with art from magazine covers and album art to cartoons.

An exhibition of the long history of charity and philanthropy in Philadelphia shows its cracks and possibilities.

The Philadelphia Tribune’s special 140th anniversary edition, which highlights crucial coverage throughout the publication’s history, will publish Nov. 24, 2024.

State police said genetic genealogy helped determine the identity of the decomposed body that was discovered near Fort Indiantown Gap.

The PBS documentary series “American Masters: Renegades” features five disabled figures who made history in the arts, parental rights and civil rights.

Dan Tadmor oversaw a $100 million expansion of the ANU museum in Tel Aviv. His job in Philly will be to overhaul the Weitzman.

Clothes from Drexel University’s Fox Collection dress up a cautionary tale about the environmental impact of the fashion industry.

Composer Melissa Dunphy discovered an unsolved murder at her home from 144 years ago. She brings her back to life with “Alice Tierney.”

Plans to move the near-1,000-foot-long vessel between piers Thursday were scrapped. A new schedule was not provided.