History
Why Frank Farley has a rest stop named after him
“Frank Farley is a giant in 20th century New Jersey history,” said Nelson Johnson.
7 years ago
Why one man spent $11,000 on the former Philly mayor's Rolodex and other relics of Rizzo's polarizing political legacy, and why that legacy lives on.
Air Date: November 27, 2018
Listen 15:05How the ‘New World’ symphony introduced American music to itself
Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, subtitled "From the New World," has become one of the world's most beloved orchestral works.
7 years ago
Relics of a polarizing legacy within reach at Frank Rizzo estate sale
In total, some 2,500 items will be sold over three days, kicking off on Black Friday, the nation’s appointed deal-hunting day.
7 years ago
What educators need to know about teaching Thanksgiving
Large community potlucks and school plays where students dress up as Pilgrims and Indians help students learn the familiar story of the very first Thanksgiving.
7 years ago
South Jersey man creates audio history of JFK’s final hours
On November 22, 1963, Michael Maggio was playing with toy guns in his childhood home in Patterson, New Jersey. Like many from his generation that day never left his mind.
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From hosiery factory to school to apartments, a building is reborn
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Verdict on Khmer Rouge leaders is first to officially acknowledge regime’s genocide
The last two surviving leaders of Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s were found guilty Friday by an international tribunal.
7 years ago
Can this New Jersey lighthouse be saved?
An intense wind from the west frothed the Delaware Bay and tore at the signs activists held as they gathered on the beach near the East P ...
7 years ago
Native American massacre from colonial Pa. history to be retold in comic book
The Library Company of Philadelphia is turning the 1763 massacre of the Conestoga Native American tribe into a comic book.
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Listen 2:15‘Am I dreaming?’ Letter excerpts from WWI’s last day
A hundred years later, their words can still pierce hearts.
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World leaders gather in Paris a century after WWI armistice
"The traces of this war never went away," Macron said.
7 years ago
Unsung heroes, animals were vital part of WWI war machine
They were messengers, spies and sentinels. They led cavalry charges, carried supplies to the front, and died by the millions during World War I.
7 years ago
Delaware midterm turnout highest since 1994
More than 360,000 Delawareans voted in Tuesday’s midterm elections. That translates to a turnout rate of 52 percent.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania will send a record-setting four women to Congress next year, up from the current total of zero. Is the "Year of the Woman" here again?
Air Date: November 7, 2018
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