New head of DuPont Company in 1926. Wilmington's first St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1976. Mortgage foreclosures jump 52% in ...

Old New Castle's annual two-day Separation Day is a free celebration of Delaware’s independence from Pennsylvania and the British Crown. Festivities will be held on June 6 and 7. History buffs take ...

Lewes, Delaware, is known as the First Town in the First State. Discover its rich history, beaches, charm, views as USA ...

Lewes, Delaware -- The striking building in the center of Lewes, Delaware was built in 1931 to commemorate the short-lived Dutch colony of Zwaanendael. The colony lasted for about a year, but it set ...

A photo of Edward Bringhurst III/V dressed in women's clothing in the early 1900s highlights the history of queer people in Delaware. Carolanne Deal, a queer history researcher, discovered the photo ...

Excerpts from the archives include an effort to prevent youth crime in 1926, a county executive guilty of perjury in 1976 and ...

One stitch at a time, students in the University of Delaware’s Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies made history by ...

Lewes, Delaware sits quietly at the mouth of Delaware Bay, where history whispers from every cobblestone street and salt air carries stories from centuries past. This charming coastal town, founded in ...

Residents from the surrounding area joined the conversation at Wilmington’s Delaware History Museum to learn from journalist and author Juan Gonzalez about the history of Latinos in the U.S. (Johnny ...

Delaware County hosted its third annual Celebration of Black History on Thursday at the Towne House in Media to highlight the contributions of Black Americans who served in the military. “From Bronze ...