History

Was it really ever acceptable to spell Pennsylvania with one 'n'?

Why do we mark graves with stone?

What are the origins of the deviled egg?

The wonderful – and occasionally weird – Philly Thanksgiving Day Parade captured in old photos

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Watch: Teens react to 100-year-old Philly high school yearbook

A first date guide to the Mütter Museum

Chang and Eng Bunker

How, uh, 'big' was Philly founder William Penn?

Carroll - William Penn Statue

100 years later, art museum celebrates a Barnes-like collector you maybe never heard of

Christ and the Virgin

5 Philly ’hoods you wouldn’t have recognized 60 years ago

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History Mystery

Did Wissahickon hermit have fabled philosopher's stone?

Carroll - Kelpius Cave Wissahickon Valley Park

Martin Luther King Jr. slept there. But did he make history there?

King house?

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Meet soldiers, civilians and spies to learn untold stories of British occupation of Philadelphia

Museum of the American Revolution

PHOTOS: Ghost towns of New Jersey

Carroll - Pine Barrens Pinelands

Ghost towns highlight spirited history of the Pinelands

Carroll - Pine Barrens Pinelands

Then and Now: A look back at the changing face of the Philadelphia Navy Yard

Carroll - Then and Now Navy Yard

These are the spookiest urban legends in Pennsylvania, New Jersey

The Watcher House

Philly honoring psychiatrist who challenged designation of homosexuality as mental illness

8 photos from a massive Terracotta Warriors exhibit

Carroll - Franklin Institute Terracotta Warriors

Philly's first-ever public sculpture to African-American figure unveiled at City Hall

Carroll - Catto Memorial

Museum of the American Revolution to extend hours, offer discount admission on certain dates

Carroll - Museum of the American Revolution Opening

Visit Philly enlists Roots MC for travel campaign marketed toward African-American tourists

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Author to discuss untold story of the American Revolution

Here are the buildings that once towered over all of Philadelphia

Carroll - Philadelphia Skyline Buildings

Here's what New Jersey's 'Island of Hope' quarter looks like

Miss America pageant is 'the original reality TV show,' says author

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'Provocative' CHOP study identifies new potential risk factor for autism

Vision 2020 to host women's history scavenger hunt on National Women’s Equality Day

Charles Barkley: 'I'm not going to waste my time' with Confederate statues

What is Philly's first theater?

There's a Jersey Shore in Pennsylvania, why?

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How far would a North Korean bomb reach from City Hall? One N.J. historian has the answer

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'Brave New Jersey' tells the unseemly tale of America's accidental alien panic

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An extremely rare, game-worn Phillies jersey is up for sale

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Dock Street: A beer brand with Philly herstory

Carroll - Dock Street Brewing

WATCH: The ascent of the Philly skyline

The story of Pennsylvania's only recorded shark attack

Museum of the American Revolution hosting 'History Happy Hour'

Carroll - Museum of the American Revolution Opening

Laurel Hill Cemetery tour covers 'love, lust and all the drama in between'

Historian fools Southwest Airlines with joke about Philly's yellow fever epidemic

Infrequently Asked Questions: What are the origins of the barber pole?

Ben Franklin is airline’s first American ‘tailfin hero’

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A look back in pictures: 32 years since Live Aid brought thousands to Philadelphia

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