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Legionnaires wait to testify before a special congressional inquiry in November 1976 into the cause of the mysterious disease. Bettmann/Bettman Collection via Getty Images
Health

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly...

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Charles N. Haas, Drexel University and Robert Promisloff, Drexel University The landmark Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia went out...
A 16-ounce beer at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia costs over $11. Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA via Getty Images
Baseball

Philadelphia’s 2026 sports calendar is packed – but fans are being...

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Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder Sports have been part of America’s big birthday celebrations in Philadelphia dating...
Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have called for a fast on July 5, 2026, to give thanks for religious liberty. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer
culture

For 2 centuries, Latter‑day Saints have revered religious freedom – but...

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Benjamin Park, Sam Houston State University and Nicholas Shrum, University of Virginia On July 5, 2026, the Church of...
John Hancock, like many American men and women of his generation, transformed the new nation’s charitable activities. Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images
Business

How America’s independence from England revolutionized US philanthropy

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Amanda Moniz, Smithsonian Institution John Hancock did something revolutionary 250 years ago when the Massachusetts merchant signed the Declaration...

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