History

The Saturday event starts a yearlong series of “first” celebrations.

America’s longest-running folk parade is marking its 125th year, coinciding with the start of the nation’s semiquincentennial celebrations.

The home, built in 1742, was the residence of Thomas Cowperthwaite, a prominent Quaker, and his family — some of whom ended up on opposite sides of the Revolutionary War.

The New Year’s Eve event is just one of several Liberty Bell-themed celebrations marking America’s 250th birthday over the next few months.

For America's 250th birthday, living history programs at Washington Crossing Historic Park will shed light on the role of revolutionary women and noncombatants.

Some Delawareans say that Founding Father Caesar Rodney should be remembered as a patriot. Others say his legacy is tarnished as an owner of enslaved people.

Fifty-two Philadelphia innovations will be spotlighted in 2026, one each week, by the city’s artists and visitors bureau.

The Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen wrote songs about the moral philosophy behind the Founding Fathers’ signature phrase.

The scholarship encourages classrooms to conduct research and dive into civic learning.

Eight curators from eight Indigenous nations redesigned Penn Museum’s Native North America display.

Located on Spruce Street near the Delaware Waterfront, "A Man Full of Trouble" was a place for the working class to meet, drink and imagine what independence could look like.

It has spent most of this year at the Port of Mobile in Alabama, being scoured to remove chemicals, wiring, plastic and glass.

Historian Colin Woodard explains how America's centuries-old regional differences have led to the political divisions that continue to pull the country apart.

“The Ministry of Awe” will be an immersive art experience in Old City, opening in a former bank building March 14.

“The First Salute,” opening in April, will tell the story of a tiny, largely Jewish island that played a key role in the Revolutionary War.