
History
Pilot recalls kindness in Canada as musical inspired by true 9/11 story opens in Philly
Pilot Beverly Bass says “Come From Away” is actually “a 9/12 story” about what happened after about 7,000 passengers were stranded in a tiny town.
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Listen 3:40A missing Korean War soldier honored with Delaware monument
A Delaware soldier missing for 69 years will be permanently remembered with a memorial unveiled in New Castle Friday morning.
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Creepy crypt: A dozen dead bodies are in the basement of this North Philly church
There’s even a complicated pulley system for lowering them down.
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‘Up close and personal’: Mütter Museum maps the spread of Philly’s 1918 flu epidemic
The Mütter Museum created an interactive online database that maps the 1918 flu epidemic as it swept through Philadelphia.
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William Penn, public space and avoiding fires: Why Philadelphia looks the way it does
The city’s nearly-perfect street grid dotted by parks became a model for the rest of America.
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This week: Rep. Andy Kim of N.J., the ongoing UAW strike, and the history and plight of the iconic Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia.
Air Date: October 14, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01City denies demolition for Frank Furness’ Point Breeze church
The Philadelphia Historical Commission denied a permit for demolition of 19th Street Baptist Church on Friday, eight months after it was initially filed.
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Reporter Tom LoBianco has been covering Pence since his time as Indiana governor. His new book is a detailed account of Pence's life, outlook, and relationship with Trump.
Air Date: October 8, 2019
Listen 49:00As Mother Bethel burial ground gets historical marker, community reflects on those forgotten
The site, which lies beneath Weccacoe Playground in South Philadelphia, is considered one of the first independent cemeteries for free African Americans.
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Meet the ‘Founding Mother’ of the United States who history forgot
If not for being a woman, her name would be as well known as Franklin, Jefferson, Adams and Washington.
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Mütter Museum is reviving a 1918 Philly parade that sparked a killer flu outbreak
Philadelphia was one of the worst-hit cities during the 1918-1919 flu pandemic but no memorial exists for them. The Mütter Museum is changing that.
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Explore the home of Philly’s first independent mayor and George Washington’s abolitionist confidante
Elizabeth Willing Powel was an underappreciated architect of the United States.
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Meet the ‘Forrest Gump’ of the Revolutionary War at new Philly exhibit
The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia is opening an exhibition from the perspective of a single British soldier.
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Delaware State pays homage to Tuskegee Airmen with new planes
A flight-training program that traces its lineage to the Tuskegee Airmen is expanding with new planes.
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Historic Philly Underground Railroad stop that freed 9,000 slaves is saved from brink of collapse
The Robert Purvis House is being repaired despite the property owner’s inaction.
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