History

Hannibal Lokumbe first wrote “Children of the Fire” after seeing that photo from the Vietnam War. But 45 years later, this might be the most important performance of it yet.

The impeachment inquiry continued Wednesday as the House Judiciary Committee called four constitutional law professors to testify.

The Media Mobilizing Project has been recording protests and interviews since 2006. It’s now uploading its archive.

Since the 1930s, the Penn Museum has been holding and studying thousands of clay tablets from 2000 B.C. Today, hundreds are returning to Iraq.

The financial collapse of 2008 led to many Americans losing their homes, while others profited. Today, unfair lending practices continue to benefit well-connected investors.

A statewide effort will explore the history of racial violence in Delaware, which allowed slavery despite remaining in the Union during the Civil War.

The University of the Sciences hired a pharmacy historian to comb through its 200-year-old archive.

In its 100 years, the holiday pageant has seen its share of wind.

The Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade is celebrating its 100th year. Here's a look back at photos of what began as a promotional event for Gimbels department store.

Philadelphia’s holiday event has been serving up floats, marching bands, and Santa Claus, too, for a century.

The presidential turkey pardon is a strange, misunderstood and confusing tradition. It's also one that doesn't go back as far as you might think.

Historian David Silverman tells the troubling history of the first Thanksgiving from the perspective of the Wampanoag.

The building where the society is housed was the venue for the first Pa. women’s rights convention. But the collection is endangered by a leaky roof.

Dozens brave the cold to bring warm memories of the Opportunities Industrialization Center founder, whose name now designates a stretch of North Broad.