The Brotherton bridge, built in 1875, reopened on Nov. 7. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for Friday at 5 p.m.

Morton was a physician and naturalist who lived in Philadelphia from 1799 until the end of his life in 1851. A lecture he delivered to aspiring doctors at the Philadelphia Association for Medical ...

Held on Dec. 6 to 8, the 19th-century-holiday experience features a candlelit 200-year-old furnace complex, holiday shopping, ...

In the early to mid-19th century, trees that were felled to clear the land were ... The ashery was located on the banks of ...

One hour before the opening of George Bernard Shaw's Arms and The Man on Thursday evening, protesters started gathering in front of the theatre, Nova TV reported on its website. They held a big banner ...

Robert Shaplen’s “Free Love” delves into the adultery case against Henry Ward Beecher, an abolitionist preacher and a presidential hopeful.

In the 19th century, Palermo was home to numerous newspapers, which told the history of the city and its people ...

Welcome to Illinois’ hidden gems – towns that are living, breathing postcards of Americana. Nestled in the northwest corner ...

Augusta University is hosting a decades-old symposium led by a pair of nationally recognized historians. Its topic is most ...

Smallpox, typhoid, and yellow fever were the most dreaded scourges of the 19th century. They seemed to come out of nowhere ..

It's Halloween, and for those in the mood for a spooky tale, check out the USS Constellation at the Inner Harbor.

The transit telescope at the Allegheny Observatory was used to measure sidereal time, or “star time,” the basis for modern ...