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History

Eagles fans pack the area around City Hall in hopes of catching a glimpse of the passing parade on February 14, 2025.
Arts & Entertainment

Visit Philadelphia launches national campaign to lure visitors for America’s 250th anniversary

The campaign centers around advertisements and an interactive badge builder where people can express their love for the City of Brotherly Love.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:00
Roz McPherson stands in front of a panel exhibit about slavery
Politics & Policy

Philly residents plan fight to protect Independence Mall slavery exhibit marked for possible removal by White House

The National Park Service has until Sept. 17 to provide a proposal to the Trump administration, which will decide the fate of the President’s House Site.

1 month ago

Wilmington’s Market Street
Community

Take a 15-minute walk through history: Wilmington’s Market Street comes alive with new self-guided audio tour

A self-guided audio tour brings architecture to life, from the ornate Grand Opera House to I.M. Pei’s modern design.

1 month ago

Women wearing American flag-themed dresses dance during the Philadelphia Fourth of July parade.
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia 2026: Everything you need to know about the 250th birthday celebrations, All-Star Game, FIFA World Cup and more

The U.S. semiquincentennial and the MLB’s Midsummer Classic are just the tip of the iceberg. Also in the mix? TED Talks, March Madness and the PGA Championship.

1 month ago

A likeness of Walt Whitman is carved on a memorial marker near his grave site in Camden
Community

America’s 250th: NJ Transit launches ‘Jersey Journeys,’ an interactive map showcasing historic sites accessible by bus and trains

The map highlights more than 150 historic sites in New Jersey that can be accessed by bus, light rail and train.

1 month ago

Jane Golden poses in front of her first murals
Arts & Entertainment

Jane Golden to step down from Mural Arts Philadelphia

Golden will stay on through 2026 to see 15 major projects to completion in time for the nation’s semiquincentennial.

1 month ago

Listen 1:37
A performer wearing traditional clothing performs at Indigenous Peoples' Day
Community
Billy Penn

Court reinstates Columbus Day, but all agree there should be an Indigenous Peoples Day

A Pennsylvania court ruled former Mayor Kenney lacked authority to rename the holiday. What comes next?

2 months ago

An old photo of the Lincoln Bar, at the corner of the street
Community

Bristol archive initiative is documenting the history of the borough’s Puerto Rican community

Joel Berrocal, executive director of the National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, is teaming up with Grundy Library to collect stories from Bristol’s Puerto Rican community.

2 months ago

Listen 1:52
outside the Lansdowne Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘A feast for your ears’: Century-old Lansdowne Theater set to return as concert hall

The historic theater in Delaware County is set to open its doors Aug. 22 for the first time in nearly 40 years.

2 months ago

Listen 0:53
Protesters try to take down the statue of former mayor and police chief Frank Rizzo
Community

Philadelphia Art Commission agrees to return Rizzo statue to committee that originally gave it to the city to be restored, relocated

The statue of the late mayor will be removed from storage, repaired, refurbished and relocated to an undisclosed location.

2 months ago

Listen 1:16
Terry Gross smiling
Arts & Entertainment

50 years and over 15,000 interviews: The history and legacy of WHYY’s ‘Fresh Air’

Terry Gross has helmed one of the longest-running interview programs in America, which has been embraced by generations of listeners.

2 months ago

Listen 5:59
A photo of Independence Hall in Philadelphia
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

How we remember America’s past

More than a dozen exhibits about slavery at Independence National Historical Park could be removed or covered up in an effort by President Trump to "restore truth and sanity."

Air Date: August 5, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:35
Bryan Szeliga holding three oysters
Community

History on a half shell: How Philadelphia was built on oysters

In colonial Philadelphia, oysters were a uniquely democratic food.

2 months ago

Listen 2:41
A visitor at Independence National Historical Park stands in front of an exhibit reading The Dirty Business of Slavery
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Tour guides bristle as Philly national park exhibits face Trump administration scrutiny

An executive order has prompted a review of Independence National Historical Park exhibits. Local tour guides say it threatens a truthful accounting of American history.

2 months ago

Activists hold up signs protesting the potential removal of a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia
Community

Philly activists rally at Independence Park to protest Trump’s moves to remove exhibits that depict slavery in early America

Organizers said they are concerned that the White House is trying to whitewash history ahead of semiquincentennial celebrations next year.

2 months ago

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