HistoryFinal U.S. pennies sell for millions at auction after mint ends productionThe final pennies minted for circulation — including coins struck in Philadelphia — sold for nearly $17 million at auction, with one set fetching $800,000.Mike Newall Archbishop Ryan High School students were held hostage on this week in Philly historyTommy Rowan Scientists discover oldest evidence of human-made fire in a 400,000-year-old hearthCarolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post These 20 Philadelphia neighborhoods will have painted Liberty Bell replicas for 2026Mike Newall Phillies gave up trying to plant their flag in the New York TV market on this week in Philly historyTommy Rowan AdvertisementA finger stuck in a laundry machine upset Thanksgiving brunch plans on this week in Philly historyHoliday or not, N. Barba had laundry to do. Tommy Rowan The time Philly almost didn’t have a Thanksgiving Day paradeThe 1986 edition of the country's oldest Thanksgiving Day parade was imperiled by Gimbels' liquidation.Nick Vadala An original Air Force One tape from the Kennedy assassination listed for sale at $750,000Listed by Raab Collection, the rare recording represents the most complete recording of radio traffic from Nov. 22, 1963.Mike Newall Somebody from N.J. mailed a fake bomb to the office of Dick Clark on this week in Philly historyThe cigar box rigged to resemble a bomb arrived at the American Bandstand host's office at 46th and Market Streets on Nov. 21, 1960.Tommy Rowan Video of Frank Rizzo calling a reporter a ‘crumb bum’ aired on this week in Philly historyStan Bohrman wanted to know why members of the Philadelphia Police Department were acting as security guards for the former mayor and police commissioner.Tommy Rowan The forgotten story of the Jews who helped win the American RevolutionA reimagined Jewish museum will host "The First Salute" from April 2026 to April 2027.Mike Newall Lafayette’s prized golden pocket watch will be auctioned in PhillyThe Philadelphia-based Freeman’s auction house called the rare find a "once-in-a-lifetime-event."Mike Newall Philadelphia elected its first Black mayor on this week in Philly history W. Wilson Goode, a 45-year-old Democrat, was the first Black chief executive in the city’s more than 300-year history. Tommy Rowan A Port Richmond man sold T-shirts for a war memorial that opened this week in Philly historySteve Kwasiborski singlehandedly brought in more than $100,000 for the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which debuted on Oct. 26, 1987.Tommy Rowan Looking back on the Halloween 1989 assassination attempt on Nicodemo Scarfo Jr.The mafia shooting at Dante & Luigi’s shocked the city, and hinted at the brewing mob war that would follow over the next decade.Nick Vadala A new project has turned ‘dry numbers’ into a ‘vivid picture of Black life’ in 1840s Philly1838 Black Metropolis and Swarthmore College have partnered to compare two censuses taken of Philly's free Black community in the mid-19th century. Nate File Charles Lindbergh dedicated the airport on this week in Philly historyIt was a big deal when Lindbergh landed the Spirit of St. Louis at Philadelphia's airport on Oct. 22, 1927.Tommy Rowan In the 1990s mob wars, John Stanfa didn’t have a nickname. The Daily News tried to change that.Philadelphia's bloody mafia power struggle of the 1990s is now being chronicled in a Netflix docuseries.Nick Vadala What to know about John Veasey, the hit man-turned-informant in Netflix’s ‘Mob War’The South Philadelphia native was a central mafia figure who now says he regrets ever having joined.Nick Vadala A notorious gangster eluded capture at his mother’s house on this week in Philly historyA few weeks after breaking out of jail, on the night of Oct. 14, 1934, gangster Bobby Mais and his lieutenant Walter Legenza eluded police in Southwest Philadelphia.Tommy Rowan See more storiesAdvertisement
Final U.S. pennies sell for millions at auction after mint ends productionThe final pennies minted for circulation — including coins struck in Philadelphia — sold for nearly $17 million at auction, with one set fetching $800,000.Mike Newall
Final U.S. pennies sell for millions at auction after mint ends productionThe final pennies minted for circulation — including coins struck in Philadelphia — sold for nearly $17 million at auction, with one set fetching $800,000.Mike Newall
Scientists discover oldest evidence of human-made fire in a 400,000-year-old hearthCarolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post
Scientists discover oldest evidence of human-made fire in a 400,000-year-old hearthCarolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post
Phillies gave up trying to plant their flag in the New York TV market on this week in Philly historyTommy Rowan
Phillies gave up trying to plant their flag in the New York TV market on this week in Philly historyTommy Rowan
A finger stuck in a laundry machine upset Thanksgiving brunch plans on this week in Philly historyHoliday or not, N. Barba had laundry to do. Tommy Rowan
A finger stuck in a laundry machine upset Thanksgiving brunch plans on this week in Philly historyHoliday or not, N. Barba had laundry to do. Tommy Rowan
The time Philly almost didn’t have a Thanksgiving Day paradeThe 1986 edition of the country's oldest Thanksgiving Day parade was imperiled by Gimbels' liquidation.Nick Vadala
The time Philly almost didn’t have a Thanksgiving Day paradeThe 1986 edition of the country's oldest Thanksgiving Day parade was imperiled by Gimbels' liquidation.Nick Vadala
An original Air Force One tape from the Kennedy assassination listed for sale at $750,000Listed by Raab Collection, the rare recording represents the most complete recording of radio traffic from Nov. 22, 1963.Mike Newall
An original Air Force One tape from the Kennedy assassination listed for sale at $750,000Listed by Raab Collection, the rare recording represents the most complete recording of radio traffic from Nov. 22, 1963.Mike Newall
Somebody from N.J. mailed a fake bomb to the office of Dick Clark on this week in Philly historyThe cigar box rigged to resemble a bomb arrived at the American Bandstand host's office at 46th and Market Streets on Nov. 21, 1960.Tommy Rowan
Somebody from N.J. mailed a fake bomb to the office of Dick Clark on this week in Philly historyThe cigar box rigged to resemble a bomb arrived at the American Bandstand host's office at 46th and Market Streets on Nov. 21, 1960.Tommy Rowan
Video of Frank Rizzo calling a reporter a ‘crumb bum’ aired on this week in Philly historyStan Bohrman wanted to know why members of the Philadelphia Police Department were acting as security guards for the former mayor and police commissioner.Tommy Rowan
Video of Frank Rizzo calling a reporter a ‘crumb bum’ aired on this week in Philly historyStan Bohrman wanted to know why members of the Philadelphia Police Department were acting as security guards for the former mayor and police commissioner.Tommy Rowan
The forgotten story of the Jews who helped win the American RevolutionA reimagined Jewish museum will host "The First Salute" from April 2026 to April 2027.Mike Newall
The forgotten story of the Jews who helped win the American RevolutionA reimagined Jewish museum will host "The First Salute" from April 2026 to April 2027.Mike Newall
Lafayette’s prized golden pocket watch will be auctioned in PhillyThe Philadelphia-based Freeman’s auction house called the rare find a "once-in-a-lifetime-event."Mike Newall
Lafayette’s prized golden pocket watch will be auctioned in PhillyThe Philadelphia-based Freeman’s auction house called the rare find a "once-in-a-lifetime-event."Mike Newall
Philadelphia elected its first Black mayor on this week in Philly history W. Wilson Goode, a 45-year-old Democrat, was the first Black chief executive in the city’s more than 300-year history. Tommy Rowan
Philadelphia elected its first Black mayor on this week in Philly history W. Wilson Goode, a 45-year-old Democrat, was the first Black chief executive in the city’s more than 300-year history. Tommy Rowan
A Port Richmond man sold T-shirts for a war memorial that opened this week in Philly historySteve Kwasiborski singlehandedly brought in more than $100,000 for the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which debuted on Oct. 26, 1987.Tommy Rowan
A Port Richmond man sold T-shirts for a war memorial that opened this week in Philly historySteve Kwasiborski singlehandedly brought in more than $100,000 for the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which debuted on Oct. 26, 1987.Tommy Rowan
Looking back on the Halloween 1989 assassination attempt on Nicodemo Scarfo Jr.The mafia shooting at Dante & Luigi’s shocked the city, and hinted at the brewing mob war that would follow over the next decade.Nick Vadala
Looking back on the Halloween 1989 assassination attempt on Nicodemo Scarfo Jr.The mafia shooting at Dante & Luigi’s shocked the city, and hinted at the brewing mob war that would follow over the next decade.Nick Vadala
A new project has turned ‘dry numbers’ into a ‘vivid picture of Black life’ in 1840s Philly1838 Black Metropolis and Swarthmore College have partnered to compare two censuses taken of Philly's free Black community in the mid-19th century. Nate File
A new project has turned ‘dry numbers’ into a ‘vivid picture of Black life’ in 1840s Philly1838 Black Metropolis and Swarthmore College have partnered to compare two censuses taken of Philly's free Black community in the mid-19th century. Nate File
Charles Lindbergh dedicated the airport on this week in Philly historyIt was a big deal when Lindbergh landed the Spirit of St. Louis at Philadelphia's airport on Oct. 22, 1927.Tommy Rowan
Charles Lindbergh dedicated the airport on this week in Philly historyIt was a big deal when Lindbergh landed the Spirit of St. Louis at Philadelphia's airport on Oct. 22, 1927.Tommy Rowan
In the 1990s mob wars, John Stanfa didn’t have a nickname. The Daily News tried to change that.Philadelphia's bloody mafia power struggle of the 1990s is now being chronicled in a Netflix docuseries.Nick Vadala
In the 1990s mob wars, John Stanfa didn’t have a nickname. The Daily News tried to change that.Philadelphia's bloody mafia power struggle of the 1990s is now being chronicled in a Netflix docuseries.Nick Vadala
What to know about John Veasey, the hit man-turned-informant in Netflix’s ‘Mob War’The South Philadelphia native was a central mafia figure who now says he regrets ever having joined.Nick Vadala
What to know about John Veasey, the hit man-turned-informant in Netflix’s ‘Mob War’The South Philadelphia native was a central mafia figure who now says he regrets ever having joined.Nick Vadala
A notorious gangster eluded capture at his mother’s house on this week in Philly historyA few weeks after breaking out of jail, on the night of Oct. 14, 1934, gangster Bobby Mais and his lieutenant Walter Legenza eluded police in Southwest Philadelphia.Tommy Rowan
A notorious gangster eluded capture at his mother’s house on this week in Philly historyA few weeks after breaking out of jail, on the night of Oct. 14, 1934, gangster Bobby Mais and his lieutenant Walter Legenza eluded police in Southwest Philadelphia.Tommy Rowan
