History

PA Treasurer and Auditor General to Celebrate Black History Month

Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella and Auditor General Eugene DePasquale will pay tribute to the contributions of the African American community by observing Black History...

Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus to host Tuskegee Airmen program for Black...

State Rep. Stephen Kinsey, D-Phila., announced that the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus will host a Black History Month program to celebrate the Tuskegee Airmen. The...

Civil War and Reconstruction Exhibit–Permanent Home At National Constitution Center in...

On May 9, 2019, the National Constitution Center's new permanent exhibit—the first in America devoted to exploring the constitutional debates from the Civil War and...

Keeping The Lights On For Pennsylvania History

(Susquehanna Valley Policy Institute) In 1960, a popular Sam Cooke song began with the lyric: “Don’t know much about history…” Sadly, nearly sixty years later,...

Governor Wolf Honors Flight 93 Passengers, Families at the 17th Annual...

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf delivered the following remarks as prepared at the 17th Annual September 11 Observance in Shanksville: Thank you all for being here...

Lost 1779 legislative journal returned to Pennsylvania

(SF Chronicle) Charles Hoffman was a common soldier killed somehow, somewhere in what was then a 4-year-old war for independence from Great Britain. His death left...