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Think you know about the Declaration of Independence? This July 4 quiz may humble you.

Philly's history of city worker strikes included Molotov cocktails, suburban weddings and 45,000 tons of garbage

DC 33 strike 1978

A South Philly museum preserves the 150-year-old solar engine invented by an alternative energy pioneer

Ericsson solar model

Mount Vernon Cemetery sells for $1 to buyer who plans to bring eco-friendly burials to Philly

Mount Vernon Cemetery purchase

Red, White, & Blue To-Do returns to Old City with parade, block party on July 2

Red White and Blue To Do

Oscar-winning Native American actor Wes Studi to receive honor in Philly

Wes Studi

Golf Channel docuseries will chronicle restoration of century-old Cobbs Creek Golf Course

Cobbs Creek Golf Main

How PAFA acquired etchings of ancient Rome from Napoleon Bonaparte

Piranesi etching PAFA

Lucy the Elephant supporters scramble to make up funding cuts from DOGE

Lucy the Elephant

Human bones found on Jersey Shore beaches ID'd as captain from 19th century shipwreck

Jersey Shore Skeleton

'Footpath highway': 1,304 steps in Roxborough and Manayunk have linked communities and generations

Manayunk 100 steps

National Constitution Center to open two new galleries ahead of America's 250th birthday

Constitution Center Galleries

Learn about the MOVE bombing through these documentaries, book and podcast

MOVE bombing documentaries

National Constitution Center offers Memorial Day weekend programming

Constitution Center Memorial

Coconut used in first 3D MRI image in the 1970s now lives in Old City

Coconut MRI

'The Twist' singer Chubby Checker to be inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Chubby Checker Hall of fame

Play about a confrontational Quaker abolitionist in Philly in the 1700s is a show 'for the moment'

Benjamin Lay play

Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise role of Aaron Burr in Broadway's 'Hamilton' this fall

hamilton leslie odom jr broadway

Rare trees named for Ben Franklin to be planted at Carpenters' Hall

Carpenters' Hall Franklinia trees

Protest art and wartime fashion take the spotlight in new 1940s exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Boom art exhibit

Philly will host an event every week in 2026 to mark a different historic first — from the zoo to the Slinky

52 weeks firsts philadelphia

Penn archaeologists help uncover 3,600-year-old tomb of Egyptian pharaoh

Egypt Penn Museum

Eastern State Penitentiary to offer sports pop-up with themed talks, wiffle ball

Eastern State Penitentiary

Wild turkey on solo 'adventure' captures curiosity of Fishtown residents

Fishtown Wild Turkey

Lewis and Clark's 200-year-old botanical treasures are preserved in Philadelphia

Lewis Clark plants

Museum of American Revolution plans major renovations to its discovery center

American Revolution museum renovations

Rowan University's dinosaur museum to open March 29 and feature quarry to dig for fossils

Edelman Fossil Museum

Tree that can grow 40 types of fruit — from cherries to peaches — takes root at Temple's art school

Tree of 40 Fruits Temple

Philly gun smugglers helped the Irish Republican Army during the Troubles. A new book uncovers their operation.

IRA Philadelphia book

BYOB trolley tour traces the path of Philly's most notorious Prohibition mobsters

Philly mob tour

Looking ahead to Philly's busy 2026, leaders allocate $45 million for planning, beautification and security projects

Lemon Hill FIFA 2026 budget

History Channel will explore the Philly brand that created Sno-Caps, Goobers and Raisinets

Raisinets Goobers

Franklin Square's playground is getting a climbing tower, rope swing and zip line

Climbing Tower Franklin Square

How the Philadelphia Museum of Art unearthed forgotten anti-Nazi posters

TASS Soviet posters

Museum of the American Revolution to host after-hours event exploring artifacts found under museum site

museum of the american revolution archaeology

Enthusiasts and passersby share stories about the SS United States as the ship leaves its longtime home in South Philly

SS United States Departure 1

Inclement weather further delays SS United States departure to Wednesday

SS United States departure

Independence Seaport Museum to exhibit intricate toy, model boats from the early 19th to late 20th centuries

Model ship exhibit

SS United States now scheduled to leave Philly on Monday morning

SS United States

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Museum of the American Revolution to explore George Washington's legacy with President's Day events

museum american revolution president's day

SS United States will not leave Philly on Saturday. Plan to tow ocean liner postponed again.

SS United States delay

Carpenters' Hall is hosting tea parties with a Dolley Madison impersonator

Dolley Madison tea

Philly director's documentary on 1960 fight to desegregate amusement park has two local screenings this month

Civil rights documentary

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