
History
Op-ed: In Camden, the fix is in for a beloved Castle
Doris Carpenter has done everything she could to protect her alma mater, Camden High—or at least its regal, hundred-year main building ...
8 years ago
76 trees to be planted in Independence Park
The Daughters of the American Revolution donate 76 trees to Philadelphia's historic park, in preparation for the nation's 250th anniversary in 2026.
8 years ago
Iconic domes, spires removed from ex-Trump Taj Mahal casino
Work crews are dismantling the domes, minarets, and other decorations from the former Trump Taj Mahal casino. It is being converted into a new Hard Rock casino resort.
8 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
8 years ago
Listen 4:59Did you know New Jersey had a Levittown?
William Levitt built his third Levittown in New Jersey. He set it on the banks of Rancocas Creek in Burlington County.
8 years ago
Archaeologist claims hundreds of 18th-century Philly remains may have been dumped in landfill
The hundreds of remains in question would have been found between March and June at a Center City location under construction for condos.
8 years ago
Penn Museum's Day of the Dead celebration honors victims of earthquake, fires, and hurricanes
The centuries-old tradition celebrates lost loved ones with bright colors, music, dance, sweets, and storytelling.
8 years ago
Edward Ayers “The Thin Light of Freedom”
Guests: Edward Ayers Most histories of the civil war focus on the decisive battles, the military leaders, the bat ...
Air Date: October 30, 2017
Listen 49:16JFK files release leaves real-life whodunit unsettled
"The Kennedy records really are an emblem of the fight of secrecy against transparency."
8 years ago
Mrs. D showed us how to conjugate the verb to be: "I am the teacher. You are the students. He is from Cambodia. She is from Vietnam."
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NewsWorks Tonight, October 26, 2017
Local officials and residents react to President Trump’s naming of the opioid crisis as a national public health emergency. Repor ...
Air Date: October 26, 2017
Listen 23:27Senator versus demagogue, and history's verdict
It's great that Jeff Flake stood up to Donald Trump's serial lies and dangerous toxicity, but, lest we forget our history, Flake's act was not unprecedented.
8 years ago
Thank you, Henry Kissinger, for my existence
Some days I entertain the insane thought that, if it weren’t for Henry Kissinger helping to prolong the Vietnam War, I wouldn’t have been born.
8 years ago
Vietnam’s paradox: Veterans and objectors alike can feel like ‘moral deserters’
We accepted that we were free to choose our life’s direction and obligated to choose morally, but our choices were all so unpalatable. There was no exit, no honorable option.
8 years ago
Will restoration come in time for Camden’s MLK house?
If Martin Luther King Jr. were to spend the night now in the second floor Camden bedroom where he reportedly stayed as a seminary student ...
8 years ago