History

The last Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line in Mexico this month. We remember the beloved automotive icon with stories from our listeners.

Newt’s swim spot was a community hub.

The remains were transferred to the families in private ceremonies according to individual customs.

The National Constitution Center’s Civil War and Reconstruction exhibition is accompanied by a play adapted entirely from historic texts.

Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia found that between 1950 and 2010 highways slowed growth in income, population, and land values in city centers.

The U.S. government isn't paying to keep up the place where it was born — and the city of Philadelphia isn't helping much either.

Just because Philly has great history doesn’t mean you should visit every site.

A new push is underway to posthumously award an African American soldier the Medal of Honor for his bravery on D-Day.

John Dunlap’s rough draft of democracy is kept under lock and key.

Today, we are rebroadcasting stories from our archives about what it means to be American from three different perspectives.

Douglass proved he was not the typical Independence Day Antebellum orator when he spoke before an audience in Rochester, New York, on July 5, 1852.

A broadside printing was made before the official document was signed. For 241 years, it was never seen publicly, until now in Philadelphia.

Decades before YouTube, Marion Stokes taped everything on TV — nearly a million hours of it. Was she a hoarder or an archivist?

Jennifer Lynn speaks with Mark Segal, publisher of Philadelphia Gay News, about his participation in the Stonewall Riots of 1969.

Thanks to Savannah Shepherd, a new historical marker memorializes the only documented lynching in Delaware.