
History
Despite challenges, Martin Luther King’s legacy lives on at namesake school in Philadelphia
Five decades later after Martin Luther King’s assassination, the neighborhood school is fighting to provide a high-quality education.
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African American Museum in Philadelphia takes its MLK Weekend Celebration virtual
The online events will run Jan. 16 to 18 and will feature family-friendly activities, a documentary screening, poetry and more.
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Timeline: How one of the darkest days in American history unfolded
A mob stormed the U.S. Capitol after Trump urged supporters to march to the building to oppose the election results. Roughly 14 hours later, Congress affirmed Biden's victory.
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Capitol has seen violence over 220 years, but not like this
In more than 220 years, the U.S. Capitol had seen nothing like it: a roiling mob, forcing its way past its majestic marble columns, disrupting the passage of power.
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Capacity restrictions mean a better view when Independence Hall reopens
If you haven’t been for a while, it might be worth a trip.
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‘Where are the women?’: Uncovering the lost works of female Renaissance artists
A nonprofit has identified 2,000 works by women artists that were stashed in Italy's museums and damp churches. It's also helped restore works from the 16th to 20th centuries.
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What the ancient Greeks and Romans taught the Founding Fathers
Journalist Thomas Ricks discusses his new book "First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country."
Air Date: December 31, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59The burial ground of Marian Anderson crowdfunds to preserve Black history
The historic Black cemetery outside Philadelphia is still in use, and the often-used paper records are in danger of disintegrating. A GoFundMe could help.
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Trump’s presidential legacy, by the numbers
Trump's presidency is reflected in a broad range of numbers representing everything from the U.S. death toll during the pandemic to the miles of his “big, beautiful wall."
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History will remember 2020. Here’s four ways it will shape Pa. politics moving forward
Historians, public health experts, and grassroots activists told us these 2020 themes were most significant and will most clearly shape what the road ahead holds for Pa.
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Listen 4:12Original works by Picasso, van Gogh, and more on display in Kennett Square jewelry store
Hanging on the wall behind the glass cases are 48 pieces of art by Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Edgar Degas, Salvador Dalí, and more.
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A Black bisexual suffragette’s life unearthed in exhibition at Rosenbach
Alice Dunbar-Nelson was a prolific writer, educator and activist from the Victorian era through the Harlem Renaissance. She lived her last days in Philadelphia.
1 month ago
New focus for ‘Delaware Day’ holiday tells history of enslaved people
Instead of celebrating Delaware’s five founding fathers who signed the Constitution, this year’s focus shifts to four enslaved Black Delawareans and an abolitionist.
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Philly’s Wanamaker Organ has survived 2 pandemics
The Wanamaker Organ, still spreading holiday joy at Macy's in Philadelphia, has endured and entertained through the 1918 Spanish Flu and 2020 coronavirus pandemics.
Air Date: November 30, 2020
Listen 13:38Eagles bounty, revenge arson and a jail escape: 7 headlines from Philly’s Thanksgiving Day past
The coronavirus has upended the holiday as we know it, but some things never change
2 months ago