History

The Civil War Tails museum of Gettysburg, Pa., uses handmade cat figurines and dioramas to portray pivotal battle moments.

Bryce Harper. Kyle Schwarber. Trea Turner. Nick Castellanos. Bryson Stott. Alec Bohm. 59 dingers. August was beautiful.

The city will provide $50 million dollars in capital funding for the Family Court Building project starting in 2025.

The Palace of Depression was built in 1932 out of one man’s imagination, but was destroyed in the 1960s. A decade later, a father and son worked to rebuild it.

It can be difficult and awkward to find a groove with new friends as an adult. We'll talk about how to make, and keep, new friends at any age. Plus, NPR host Ari Shapiro.

We'll talk about the invention and evolution of ice, the frozen stuff we take for granted. Then, cube that ice and add it to a glass for a cocktail on the rocks!

The historic book will help the museum show how the long tail of Revolutionary ideology carried through generations after the war.

The trolleys will be ADA accessible and have been completely updated with new frames, floors, windows, wheelchair lifts, and HVAC units.

Dr. Jo-Elle Mogerman will be the zoo’s 15th president.

There used to be at least 50 such bridges in the county. Only a dozen 19th-century covered bridges remain.

Cratediggaz Records welcomed hip-hop icon Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels to perform an intimate show in Philadelphia, which he said is “like home.”

The festival, held each year in rural Perkiomenville, Montgomery County, celebrates the life, food, and culture of 18th- and 19th-century German settlers.

He worked for the Fleer Corporation, which had great luck with Chiclets and was also known for trading cards.

The Japanese house in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park was saved 40 years ago by former inmates of Japanese internment camps.

In hip-hop’s storied history, Philly has a legacy all its own — one that’s still being forged.