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Standing nearby each other for centuries, Philadelphia’s Christ Church and Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church continue to serve as the spiritual home for…
Jon Bon Jovi, a world-famous rock star, recently revealed his strong admiration for Philadelphia native Benjamin Franklin, writes Lane Florsheim for The Wall Street…
The Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial in Philadelphia carries the often mispronounced name of the Polish-born Revolutionary War hero and military engineer and is also…
Founding father Benjamin Franklin was a versatile inventor, and one of his many contributions to humanity include libraries as we know them today, writes Elizabeth…
Benjamin Franklin’s portrait painted by Philadelphia portrait artist Thomas Sully and his daughter Jane Cooper Sully in 1834 has been put up for auction…
Franklin Field, the home of the University of Pennsylvania’s football program, is both a Pann staple and a Philadelphia landmark, writes Alexis Garcia for…
Benjamin Franklin, the inventor of the lightning rod and bifocals, applied his penchant for innovation to printing techniques for colonial currency, writes Veronique Greenwood for…
Most of the illustrations of Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment on the outskirts of Philadelphia are riddled with historical inaccuracies, writes Jennifer Ouellette for Ars…
Despite being separated by just a few blocks, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the African American Museum in Philadelphia rarely share the same…
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