Excerpts from The News Journal include info on the animals at the Brandywine Park zoo in 1926, more funds for Sussex prison in 1976, Iraq war in 2006.

Lewes, Delaware, is known as the First Town in the First State. Discover its rich history, beaches, charm, views as USA celebrates 250th anniversary.

If you’re planning a trip to Delaware, you won’t want to miss out on the state’s rich history. Delaware was one of the ...

100 Years Ago, 1925: The last of the three Bancroft Mills along Ridley Creek at Todmorden, in Nether Providence Township, was destroyed by fire last night with a loss of nearly $80,000. H.R. Sacks, ...

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 ...

New head of DuPont Company in 1926. Wilmington's first St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1976. Mortgage foreclosures jump 52% in Delaware in 2006 report.

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 ...

Excerpts from the archives include an effort to prevent youth crime in 1926, a county executive guilty of perjury in 1976 and parking woes in 2006.