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Accompanied by floats, clowns, uniformed bands, and marchers in costume, Santa Claus came back to Philadelphia on Nov. 22, 1945 in the annual Gimbel Brothers Thanksgiving Day parade. At the climx of the parade, Santa climbed a ladder to Gimbels toy department as thousands of spectators watched.

This week in Philly history: Philly hosts America’s first Thanksgiving Day parade

On Nov. 25, 1920, the Gimbel Brothers hosted the first Thanksgiving Day parade in Philadelphia.

A reprint of a small detail of a photo showing the crowd gathered for the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pa., where President Abraham Lincoln gave his now famous speech, the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln is visible facing the crowd, not wearing a hat, about an inch below the third flag from the left. Josephine Cobb first found Lincoln's face while working with a glass plate negative at the National Archives in 1952.

This week in Philly history: Which version of the Gettysburg Address did Abraham Lincoln actually say?

Tradition holds that the first members of the United States Marine Corps enlisted at the Tun Tavern on Nov. 10, 1775.

This week in Philly history: The U.S. Marine Corps is founded in Philadelphia, and a city tavern transforms into its symbol

Korean War veteran and POW Joseph J. Daly (right) at a family christening in 1957 for his godson. His niece, Marianne Bustin, is on a quest for Daly's sacrifice to be remembered.

A niece’s quest to remember a forgotten hero from a forgotten war

Lynette Hazelton

Joseph S. Clark Jr. (left) and Richardson Dilworth on Nov. 7, 1951, after Clark was elected mayor and Dilworth district attorney.

This week in Philly history: The Republican political machine loses control of the city after a nearly century-long reign

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