tag | history

 Kimberly Paynter
November 20, 2019 | 9:45 AM

Philadelphia’s Christ Church preserves historic steeple

A centuries-old artifact of architectural, church and American history is being restored.

By Kimberly Paynter/WHYY
 Kimberly Paynter
November 19, 2019 | 4:21 PM

Chester County Historical Society wins six-figure prize in national women’s history contest

Grant money was given to the 20 sites in the U.S. with the most online votes after a month-long national campaign. Chester County came in fourth place, winning $150,000.

By Robert Brod/Keystone Crossroads
 Stock Montage
November 18, 2019 | 5:42 PM

Fractured into factions? What the founders feared about impeachment

As the Founding Fathers were drafting the U.S. Constitution, they were explicitly trying to avoid a repeat of the situation they had just fought a war to free themselves from — a ruler with unchecked power.

By Jessica Taylor/NPR

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 Gerald Herbert
November 10, 2019 | 8:21 AM

Hundreds march in reenactment of a historic, but long forgotten slave rebellion

The German Coast Uprising is believed to be the largest slave rebellion in United States history. This weekend, hundreds of African Americans gathered in the streets of Louisiana to recreate the event, long an overlooked chapter in the story of America.

By Leila Fadel and Emma Bowman/NPR
 Markus Schreiber
November 10, 2019 | 6:52 AM

Escape tunnel underneath Berlin Wall opens to public

The tunnel was built by a group of people who had escaped earlier to West Berlin. They wanted to help friends and family to flee to the West but, days before it was finished, somebody informed East German officials about it.

By Kirsten Grieshaber/The Associated Press
October 27, 2019 | 9:11 AM

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793: ‘All was not right in our city.’

This was one of the city’s most devastating moments. Within just three months, 5,000 of those who stayed behind died of the infection.

By Maiken Scott/WHYY
 FILE
October 22, 2019 | 5:43 AM

Remains of Pennsylvania Marine who died in WWII identified

Reserve Pvt. Joseph F. Boschetti died on the first day of fighting against the Japanese on the island of Betio
By The Associated Press
 Caleb Jones
October 19, 2019 | 11:27 AM

Deep-sea explorers seek out sunken World War II ships

The Petrel crew hopes to find and survey all the wreckage from the entire battle, an effort that could add new details about Midway to history books.

By Caleb Jones/The Associated Press
 Sarah Schneider
October 10, 2019 | 4:03 PM

Why one Pa. school district takes a deliberate approach to shaping informed students

Adam Foote said his students used to memorize historical events, but didn’t understand the context. He worried that they forgot what they just learned when they left the classroom.

By Sarah Schneider/WESA
 Rochelle Hoi-Yiu Kwan
October 6, 2019 | 8:40 AM

Before he animated for Disney, he sketched cartoons in an internment camp

Despite his barren surroundings, Willie Ito managed to develop his skills as an artist. He would doodle on the margins of catalogs to make flipbooks of his drawings.

By Mia Warren/StoryCorps and Emma Bowman/NPR
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