History

King Midas Opening Day

King Midas exhibit opens at Penn Museum

View Annie the mummy in Franklin Institute's new 'Lost Egypt' exhibit

Join in potato chip tasting at Eastwick branch of Free Library of Philadelphia

New exhibit 'Women at Work' opens at Betsy Ross House

Learn about the Delaware River at Nerd Nite Philly happy hour

Carroll - Washington Pier Delaware River Waterfront

Lin-Manuel Miranda, star of Broadway hit 'Hamilton,' coming to UPenn

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Letter from Amelia Earhart to 13-year-old girl for sale in Philly

Amelia Earhart

The last Democratic Convention held in Philly was filled with controversy

History takes center stage at the Painted Bride

"The End of Everything Ever"

Celebrate Edgar Allan Poe's 207th birthday with a detective story

Edgar Allan Poe

Suffragette Alice Paul, a South Jersey native, honored on her 131st birthday

Alice Paul Feminist

National Constitution Center scores $2 million for renovations

National Constitution Center

'Elephants on the Avenue' workshops begin in Germantown

Betsy Ross demonstrates historic chocolate making

How the Kitty Genovese case went viral in 1964

Watch a Christmas re-enactment of Washington's historic river crossing

Take a 'Nightmare Before Christmas' tavern tour through Old City

'Yuletide Cheers and Beers' tour takes a trip through Old City

Tippler's Tours

Laurel Hill Cemetery offers special December tours

Laurel Hill Cemetery

High School Football

Yes, Philadelphia, you can still win a football championship this year

Imhotep Panthers after practice

Nude god Cupid appears on 1,700-year-old ring found in U.K.

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S.S. United States saved from scrap heap — for now

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Haunted Hotels: Eight area hotels with histories of paranormal activity

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Hidden-gem roller rink up for sale in North Philly

Roger Lloyd of Carman Gardens roller rink

Woman finds 10,000-year-old spearhead at Seaside Heights

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$2 photo of outlaw Billy the Kid could fetch $5 million

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College Football

The last time Temple was 6-0, Barbra Streisand topped the charts

Five Philadelphia icons to channel this Halloween

Poe & Philadelphia: How the city shaped history's spookiest writer

Edgar Allen Poe

Philly kicks off LGBT History Month

Mother's online complaint leads to rewrite of slavery section in school textbook

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WATCH: Sixers release hype video focusing on history, underdogs

Sixers hype video

Five area churches with rich history, stunning architecture

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10 of the greatest gatherings in Philly history

How will history judge Pope Francis' visit to Philly?

Games & debate abound at Women in Science event

ChemHeritage

Historic house in Manayunk saved from demolition

James Holt House

Battleship New Jersey offers beds for papal visitors

Battleship USS New Jersey

Archaeologists find Goliath's gate in biblical city of Gath

70 years ago today, plane crashed into world's tallest building

Bomber Crash Empire State Building 1945

On the Market: 5 row homes that are part of history

Delancey Street Row House

Scientology's Camden roots

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