Colonial & Revolutionary History

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (489+ words) Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts hosted the eighth annual Latin American Book Fair on Saturday, September 12, drawing attendees from across the tristate area for a full day of author presentations, cultural performances, children's activities, and food. Reporting from…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (90+ words) Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, the firefighters who responded to Ground Zero still carry the memories of what they saw and experienced there. CBS News Philadelphia's Madeleine Wright spoke with firefighters from Pennsylvania and New Jersey about what they learned…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (505+ words) Olivia Roman has no firsthand connection to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, when hijackers crashed airplanes into New York City’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Somerset County. She wasn’t yet born at the time of the attacks....

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (89+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. British Gen. Cornwallis’s sword, thought to have been surrendered to George Washington…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (433+ words) According to CBS News Philadelphia, families across Pennsylvania and New Jersey gathered Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, sharing accounts of survival and loss. The attacks killed 2,977 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (214+ words) Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the effects are still felt across Erie County and beyond. The attacks reshaped public safety, health care, air travel, education and national security while leaving lasting memories for those who lived through that…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (464+ words) Philadelphia's role as a destination for freedom-seekers during the Civil War era shaped one of the most recognizable characters in American toy history. As CBS Philadelphia reported, Addy Walker, the American Girl company's first African American doll, was built around…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (171+ words) Local history and original music will converge in Yorktown as musicians Carla Lynne Hall and Jim Keyes perform This Man’s A Spy! The free concert on September 20 tells the dramatic story of the American Revolution’s most notorious betrayal: the treasonous…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1151+ words) The Murrysville Historical Preservation Society invites the public to its annual “Historic Homesteading Day,” set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 12 in Murrysville. The annual festival offers a chance to step back in time and learn about life in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (725+ words) Like many kids growing up in Greensburg over the past 100 years, The Palace Theatre has meant a lot to Mayor Robb Bell. He and a group of friends from the Northmont neighborhood would walk over to the theater on Saturday…...