History

Benjamin Rush was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was also a bold abolitionist, an advocate for public education and a prolific writer.

The first time Ora Washington made it into a hall of fame, all did not go according to plan.

Hopewell Furnace National Site has been unearthing its African-American history.

Guest: Louis Hyman Chances are you or someone you know is a consultant, a contractor, a freelancer, temporary wor ...

Supporters hope Mumia Abu-Jamal will get a new trial in the murder of Philadelphia police Officer Daniel Faulkner due to what they say is a prosecutorial conflict of interest

Guests: Dick Polman, Mickey Edwards, Wendy Schiller Senator John McCain died on Saturday at the age of 81, leavin ...

Elevated levels of toxic chemicals show up in some Montgomery County groundwater. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Ana Orso discusses th ...

Guests: Keith O’Brien, Bonnie Tiburzi Caputo Air shows of the 1920s and 1930s were competitive, dangerous a ...

Controversy surrounding the 10-foot-tall statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo across from City Hall has rekindled in recent weeks

Demonstrators toppled "Silent Sam," a monument dedicated to fallen Civil War-era soldiers.

A team of researchers in Alaska this summer found the stern of the USS Abner Read, which sank after hitting a Japanese mine in 1943.

Former rivals from 13th Street and 5th Street now welcome each other, exchanging invites instead of blows, as they reconnect.

Charlie Reddig happened to fly his plane over Hiroshima the same day U.S. forces hit it with an atomic bomb. 'What happened to all these people,' he wondered.

"We live in the golden age of whale science."