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Historic Sites & Markers
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Philadelphia's Latin American Book Fair Marks Eight Years With Biggest Event Yet
8+ hour, 36+ min 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…...
Leechburg Pink Day will be ‘a little different, but a little of the same’ under new planners
21+ hour, 30+ min ago (384+ words) Leechburg’s annual Pink Day will look a little different this year. Sherry Price, who captained the event for 13 years, bid farewell to Pink Day planning with the 2025 event. She passed the torch to Leechburg Mayor Doreen Smeal and Dina Blake,…...
Exploring Pittsburgh’s own ‘Fountain of Youth’ in North Park
23+ hour, 29+ min ago (897+ words) Justin Conley of Bellevue was on a mission with a splash of mystery recently as he explored North Park in McCandless. Conley was looking for Pittsburgh’s own Fountain of Youth, a historic stone and concrete springhouse tucked into the hillside…...
Offbeat Pittsburgh: A deeply moving 1st visit to the Flight 93 National Memorial
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (862+ words) The phone messages got to me. “I’m on a plane that’s been hijacked. I’m on the plane. I’m calling from the plane. I want to tell you I love you. Please tell my children that I love them very much,…...
Pennsylvania, N.J. firefighters reflect on lessons from 9/11 25 years later
1+ day, 12+ 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…...
Harrison’s 9/11 Moving Flag Tribute shows ‘America is resilient’
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (540+ words) Jennifer Messaros walked along Broadview Boulevard in Harrison on Friday, American flag in hand, thinking about the unsung heroes from Sept. 11, 2001. “Even though it’s been 25 years, I find out something new every year,” Messaros said, while participating in the annual…...
For most young adults, 9/11 is history, not memory
1+ day, 13+ 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....
Thousands mark 25th anniversary of the crash of Flight 93
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (709+ words) Several thousand people made their way to the Flight 93 Memorial Plaza in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Morning and afternoon ceremonies centered around the 40 passengers and crew who died preventing the hijacked…...
The surrendered sword that gave birth to America returns to Virginia
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…...
Philadelphia-Area Residents Reflect on 25 Years of Life After 9/11
1+ day, 8+ 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…...