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Classic hearse show supports historic Laurel Hill Cemetery
The ninth annual Hearse and Professional Vehicle Show returned to Laurel Hill Cemetery in East Falls Saturday, featuring more than 30 cla
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A Philadelphia judge has given a property developer ten days to come up with a better plan to excavate, transfer and rebury historic huma
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Museum of the American Revolution
Producer: Michael O’Reilly
The Museum of the American Revolution explores the dynamic story of the American Rev
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Was the youngest person executed by Pennsylvania actually innocent?
The O.J. Simpson parole hearing is dominating the non-politcal news, but the legacy of race relations looming large in the criminal justi
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Legal scholars to explore the future direction of the U.S. Supreme Court
Turns out the dog days of summer are a perfect time for Supreme Court aficionados to learn more about the nation’s highest court. &
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Houston, we have a people problem: the first ‘mutiny’ in space
In 1973, a communication snafu between astronauts in space and their colleagues on Earth, alerted NASA to the need for people skills and
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American politics provides ample material for satirical Bastille Day show
“And what do we say about historical accuracy?” a newly resurrected, glittering Edith Piaf asked the crowd assembled outside of Phila
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Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall replica in Bucks County this weekend
Over the weekend, a 300-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will be on display in a baseball field in Penndel, Bucks County. As
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Eastern State Penitentiary to host Trump-inspired retelling of Bastille Day
Bastille Day commemorates the 18th century storming of the infamous prison in Paris, a watershed moment in the French Revolution. All aro
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Humor is a powerful tool in a doctor’s arsenal
There’s a body of opinion that believes that laughter might, for some illnesses, be the best medicine.
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Newfoundland was Britain’s oldest colony; in 1949, however, its inhabitants narrowly voted to join Canada, thus becoming the 10th p
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The unfulfilled dream of the School District of Philadelphia
When the School District of Philadelphia has a major problem, poor old Jonah Thompson is surely fidgeting in his grave. And the district
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Sleep habits may have helped humans branch off from other primates
Human sleep behavior is different than that of many kinds of primates. That made researchers wonder, why did our branch of the family tre
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Alia Malek challenges us to reimagine Syrian-American
News about Syria stresses geopolitics, so it takes some effort to find an article remidning us that Syria is an actual country with people living there, and dying there.
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