Philly’s America250 celebrations honor local cigar smoker who invented matchbooks
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Saturday festival honors pioneering history during 52 Weeks Of Firsts
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For America’s 250th birthday, Historical Philadelphia is adding to its cast of reenactors in Old City
Dozens of performers walk the grounds of Philadelphia’s historic district each summer looking as if they stepped straight…
Mother Bethel to celebrate first African Methodist Episcopal congregation
The Philadelphia Historic District’s “52 Weeks of Firsts” begins its second month of historical highlights with Mother Bethel…
The first professional basketball league features in next ‘Firstival’
Springfield, Massachusetts is celebrated as the birthplace of basketball, but Philly is where the sport’s first professional league…
Ben Franklin’s volunteer fire company next on show
The Philadelphia Historic District’s “52 Weeks of Firsts” continues this weekend with a Saturday “Firstival” at the Fireman’s…
Philly’s first “firstival” this weekend commemorates inaugural balloon flight
America’s 250th birthday year is finally here. It’s easy to lose track of all of the events that…
Historic Philadelphia celebrates Benjamin Franklin’s 320th birthday
By Molly Given Philadelphia knows how to celebrate its own—and this January, Historic Philadelphia is honoring its most…
Historic Philadelphia celebrates Benjamin Franklin’s 320th birthday
By Molly Given Philadelphia knows how to celebrate its own—and this January, Historic Philadelphia is honoring its most…
Demolition of the historic Painted Bride building kicks off
The contentious demolition of the Painted Bride Art Center Building — one of artist Isaiah Zagar’s most famous…