2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (152+ words) NEW YORK (WABC) -- Coming up on Here and Now, we remember the life and legacy of Civil Rights activist Claudette Colvin. You may not know the name, but she was a true Civil Rights pioneer, a real hidden figure. Colvin…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (361+ words) LOWER MANHATTAN (WABC) -- Step inside Fraunces Tavern Museum and you're stepping into one of the oldest surviving buildings in Manhattan - it was constructed in 1719 and still stands at the heart of New York City's origin story. Long before it became…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (402+ words) Milford, Pennsylvania -- For decades, the Pike County Historical Society in Milford, Pennsylvania has proudly displayed one of the nation's most important and solemn relics. It's called the Lincoln Flag and it's currently proudly displayed in the beautiful Lincoln Room at…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (488+ words) LOWER MANHATTAN (WABC) -- A piece of American history still stands today within the iron fence at Bowling Green Park in Manhattan. Its original purpose centuries ago was to protect a statue of Great Britain's King George III, but 250 years ago,…...

4+ week, 12+ hour ago  (32+ words) ABC7 New York 'Revolutionary Women' exhibit spotlights New Yorkers who helped transform the fight for independence...

4+ week, 12+ hour ago  (534+ words) NEW YORK (WABC) -- This Women's History Month falls in the same year as the United States' 250th birthday, marking the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Part of that celebration is honoring the New York women who put their lives on…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (34+ words) ABC7 New York Part of Underground Railroad found in closet of Merchant House Museum in the East Village...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (378+ words) BRONX, New York (WABC) -- The Harlem Renaissance was a celebration of Black culture and creativity that gave a voice to a community long-ignored in mainstream American society. The movement, in the early 1900s, came on the backs of Black artists, doctors…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (570+ words) More than six decades after those fateful shots rang out in Dallas in 1963, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy remains one of America's most disputed and discussed crimes. Kennedy's murder, which took place in broad daylight before thousands of people,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (679+ words) HONOLULU -- Seven Japanese American soldiers will be promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting for the U. S. during World War II despite having been branded "enemy aliens." The seven were students at the…...