History

Independence Hall Philadelphia

Nearly 250 years ago, a Philly nurse saved the Continental Army from a surprise British attack

Original print of U.S. Constitution sells for record-breaking $43 million

original Constitution auction

New mural honors young activists who worked to desegregate Girard College

Mural Arts Cecil B Moore

Philly's newest mural confronts the racism in America's founding

Declaration Mural Arts

Rare Alexander Hamilton documents fetch nearly $600,000 at Philly auction

Alexander Hamilton auction Philly

Betsy Ross House hosting tours that allow guests to enter historic rooms

Betsy Ross House Airbnb

Questlove to release new book chronicling American music, history over last 50 years

Lucy the Elephant receives $500,000 grant from National Park Service for restoration project

Lucy the Elephant restoration project

Rare 'Reynolds Pamphlet' among Alexander Hamilton documents up for auction

Alexander Hamilton Auction

Chestnut Hill Conservancy illuminates Germantown Avenue for Night of Lights this October

Night of Lights

Photo exhibit of razed Philly buildings is a call to action, artist says

Stop Demolishing Philly

Rare, Alexander Hamilton-signed historical documents to be sold at Philly auction

Alexander Hamilton documents auction Philly

Rep. Andy Kim donates blue suit from the Capitol insurrection to the Smithsonian

Benjamin Franklin championed science after a smallpox divided Colonial America over inoculation

Benjamin Franklin Smallpox

Philly hosted the first Fourth of July celebration — with fireworks, of course

July 4th Fireworks

Rare signers' copy of Declaration of Independence fetches $4.42 million at auction

Declaration Philly Auction

South Philly's Andrew Jackson School to be renamed for Fanny Jackson Coppin

Andrew Jackson School name change

Harriet Tubman museum opens in Cape May on Juneteenth

Harriet Tubman

Rare signers' copy of Declaration of Independence to be sold at Philly auction

Declaration Philly Auction

Philly auction house to sell rare Benjamin Franklin medallions made in 18th century

ben franklin medallion auction

Philly iceberg meme will test your obscure knowledge of the city

Philly iceberg Photo

Beaver statue, historical plaque stolen from Delco borough

Delco Beaver Statue

Eastern State Penitentiary night tours, beer garden coming this summer

Eastern State Night Tours Summer

50-ton First Amendment tablet to find new home at Philly's National Constitution Center

Constitution First Amendment

Three new Pa. historical markers approved for Philadelphia in 2021

Philly Historical Markers 2021

Eastern State Penitentiary reopening with expanded tour offerings

eastern state penitentiary reopening

Cherry Hill school district becomes first in N.J. to require African American history course in high school

Cherry Hill Black History

Historic Philly newspaper with iconic 'Unite or Die' masthead up for auction

Unite or Die cartoon

Comparing death tolls from COVID-19 to past wars is fraught with incongruences

South Philly's Andrew Jackson School community getting chance to distance itself from namesake's troubling past

Andrew Jackson School Renamed

Cape May's century-old 'ghost tracks' unearthed during snowstorm

Railroad Tracks Jersey Shore

National Historic Landmark to become Guild House boutique hotel

Guild House hotel

With an impeachment trial date set but Trump already out of the White House, what does he stand to lose?

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day weekend at Betsy Ross House includes romance, cocktails

Betsy Ross House Valentine's Day

Pennsylvania photographers asked to submit photos for virtual COVID-19 history exhibit

Pennsylvania COVID-19 Photography

Delaware's Sarah McBride to become nation's first transgender state senator

Battleship New Jersey reopening with self-guided weekend tours

battleship new jersey reopens

Eastern State Penitentiary offering nighttime tours this fall

Eastern State Night Tours

'The Alley Cast' podcast features the people of Philly's historic Elfreth's Alley

Elfreth's Alley

'When Women Lost the Vote' opening at the Museum of the American Revolution

Museum of the American Revolution

New Jersey coin dealer set to auction rare 1794 'Flowing Hair Silver Dollar' minted in Philly

1794 Silver Dollar auction

National Constitution Center offering month of free admission

Constitution Center

Mütter Museum artifacts shine light on Civil War-era smallpox vaccine

Mutter Museum Smallpox

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SEPTA Solar Displays

Reading Terminal Market scavenger hunt

Reading Terminal Market Scavenger Hunt

Urban forests improve the health of city residents — that's partly why new trees are planted in Philly every spring

Urban Tree Planting

The most famous jailbreak from Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary escape

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Villanova men slip to 8-seed in NCAA Tournament, women a 10-seed

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