A tree on the town green in New Haven was uprooted by Hurricane Sandy. Onlookers were surveying the area when one woman noticed something in […]
In September of 1796, George Washington told the American people that he wouldn’t serve a third term as president. That gave the country about three […]
At a Masonic meeting in Paris shortly after arriving in 1776 to work as an ambassador, Ben Franklin began to travel in the same circles […]
Tomorrow the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case that will put to the test decades-old admissions policies favoring minorities at […]
Imagine, if you will, that the man who murdered your entire family, raped your daughter, sister, and mother before killing them, tortured your son, brother, […]
At 301 West Queen Lane, which intersects with Pulaski Avenue, a “Burial place for all … Negroes … and Mulattoes as they Die in any […]
The Phillies’ magnificent five-year run has come to a close, and they’ll be on the golf course come playoff time. Some think this is the greatest […]
Over the weekend, a Lancaster County auction attracted collectors from all over the country. One collector paid $36,000 for a can of beer. A “Gibbons […]
A woman was arrested in Maryland for allegedly stealing a bust of Benjamin Franklin valued at over $3 million from the Bryn Mawr home at […]
The Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus celebrates its 10th anniversary with a new city map noting the Gayborhood, as well as trolley stops as two historic sites in Philly.
A historian of early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School says that a Coptic passage on a scrap of papyrus from the fourth century contains the […]
So, you all know that George Washington led troops across the Delaware River on Christmas Day, 1776 to capture 1,000 Hessians in a surprise attack […]
LGBT right pioneer Barbara Gittings is being honored Oct. 1 in Philadelphia with a dedication that renames the intersection of 13th and Locust streets in the city’s Gayborhood as “Barbara Gittings Way.” The event kicks off Equality Forum’s LGBT History Month.
It’s funny how 9/11 can still take over a conversation. Y’know, you’ll be at the office, talking about your TPS reports, and notice it’s almost […]
Neil Armstrong’s obituaries were only half-right. Yes, Armstrong was the first human to step foot on the moon. What’s possibly more significant, though, is that he […]
