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Goodwill workers in N.J. find original 1774 ‘rebel’ newspaper
There are three other existing copies of the same weekly edition of the Pennsylvania Journal, all housed in university collections.
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Mike Africa Sr., member of the MOVE 9, released after 40 years in prison
A second member of the MOVE 9 has been released from prison on parole.
8 years ago
Museum of the Bible says 5 of the Dead Sea Scrolls fragments are fake
The museum will replace the five fragments in the display with three other fragments that will receive further study.
8 years ago
Philadelphia’s Holocaust memorial, America’s oldest, gets a facelift
A new plaza was constructed to provide a better backdrop for the memorial and more information about Nazi Germany's atrocities.
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The TB that afflicts much of the world was likely spread by Europeans
Conquistadors and missionaries didn't just bring colonialism and Western religion to other parts of the world. They likely brought TB, too.
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Wilmington civil rights leader recognized for Supreme Court fight
Wilmington city leaders celebrate local civil rights leader William "Dutch" Burton with a historical marker at the former site of a cafe that refused to serve him in 1958.
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Guests: Diana Mutz, Joanne Freeman If you think the rancor in Congress is bad now, back in the days leading up to ...
Air Date: October 19, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00‘Optimism, intuition, experience’: Philly remembers Gerry Lenfest
Lenfest's commitment to journalism may have been his greatest achievement, many suggested.
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“The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry”
Guest: Imani Perry Lorraine Hansberry was far ahead of her time as a playwright and social justice advocate. At j ...
Air Date: October 16, 2018 10:20 am
Listen 35:30Forever ‘frenemies’: Barnes and Stokowksi
The Philadelphia Orchestra is bringing together strange bedfellows.
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Of protest and patriotism: A 1968 gold medalist remembers the games
In response to the protest, the International Olympic Committee stripped Carlos and Smith of their gold medals.
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Viking invasion at the Franklin Institute
New Vikings exhibition at the Franklin Institute focuses on the savagery of the ancient Scandinavians.
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American Revolution museum honors filmmaker Ken Burns
The medal and $25,000 prize will be presented at a private event at the museum April 11.
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It’s complicated: Life and work of Rube Goldberg at Philly’s Jewish Museum
Exhibit on life and work of Rube Goldberg opens at National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia’s Museum of American Revolution names CEO
A year and a half after opening, the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia gets a new leader.
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