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11 months ago
Listen 0:48Work and funding underway to repair and program John Coltrane’s Strawberry Mansion house
A new nonprofit created by descendants of the jazz legend will take over stewardship of the future Philadelphia cultural space.
12 months ago
Listen 1:21The Preserving Black Haddonfield History Project kicks off semiquincentennial celebrations
Georgetown University professor Maurice Jackson hopes to spark discussion at Monday’s event.
12 months ago
Rain could not stop a Philly parade celebrating 250 years of the U.S. Navy and Marines
The parade of mostly marching bands was part of the weeklong Homecoming 250 commemoration.
12 months ago
The Revolutionary War was a civil war: British loyalists at the Battle of Brandywine in Chadds Ford
Colonists’ loyalties were split during the Revolutionary War, as shown in the Battle of Brandywine.
12 months ago
Listen 1:15Ken Burns previews ‘The American Revolution’ at a sneak peek in Camden
The new 12-hour documentary about the United States’ origin story will begin broadcasting Nov. 16 on WHYY and other PBS stations.
12 months ago
Listen 1:40U.S. Navy starts 250th birthday bash in Philly with parade of ships and military fly-overs
Hundreds lined the banks of the Delaware River to catch a glimpse of naval warships as part of a weeklong celebration of the Navy’s founding.
12 months ago
Listen 1:33A Rutgers professor wrote a book about antifa in 2017. Some conservative students want him fired
Mark Bray fled for Europe after he said he received death threats. A former head of Turning Point USA Rutgers says he calls for violence against conservatives.
12 months ago
Listen 3:58WHYY to preview Ken Burns’ new ‘American Revolution’ documentary in Camden
WHYY’s Terry Gross will interview Ken Burns about his 12-hour film premiering in November, during a preview event in Camden on Oct. 9.
1 year ago
Listen 1:45The township’s inaugural Hessian Fun Run is part of a larger effort to preserve and showcase Moorestown’s Revolutionary War history ahead of the semiquincentennial.
1 year ago
Listen 1:09Philly centenarians share lessons, and memories, at Simpson House celebration
The 5, all women, had been everything from choir members to welders during World War II, in their 100-plus years.
1 year ago
A new Holocaust mural on the Parkway tells a story of displacement in 28 languages
“Lay-lah Lay-lah,” by artist Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson, uses ancient texts to connect the historic atrocity to a range of communities and underscore a shared humanity.
1 year ago
Listen 1:22UArts’ 150-year archive now lives at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
An estimated 1 million items, about 1,000 linear feet, trace UArts’ deep and wide connections to the city.
1 year ago
Bernie Parent, who led the Philadelphia Flyers to 2 Stanley Cup titles, dies at 80
A former teammate said the Hockey Hall of Fame goalie died overnight in his sleep. His No. 1 jersey was retired by the team.
1 year ago
Philadelphians gather to oppose Trump administration’s plans to change President’s House site
Organizers from Avenging the Ancestors Coalition attempted to present Interior Secretary Doug Burgum with a letter asking the administration not to censor history.
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