Block Party Bonanza to bring America 250 celebrations to 250 Philly streets
Philadelphia's Block Party Bonanza program will bring America 250 celebrations directly to neighborhoods this summer.
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Philadelphia's Block Party Bonanza program will bring America 250 celebrations directly to neighborhoods this summer.
Earl Jones is thriving after receiving a heart transplant at Temple University Hospital decades ago.
Wawa Welcome America is back for its 35th year, and organizers promise 2026's celebrations will be the biggest the city has seen.
Pottsgrove Manor, a headquarters for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, is now home to colonial-era examples of resistance.
The new coins reflect major historic points in the country, from the Mayflower to the Gettysburg Address.
Rising Sun Inn in Telford temporarily stored the Liberty Bell to keep it safe from the British during the Revolutionary War.
The Philadelphia Flower Show, America's oldest and largest flower show, is back — and it's celebrating the nation's 250th birthday.
Valley Forge National Historical Park is celebrating its 50th anniversary and America's 250th birthday this year.
Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia is the country's oldest hospital and will become a museum for the nation's 250th birthday in 2026.
As celebrations continue for America's 250th birthday this year, the country's oldest hospital will become Philadelphia's newest museum.
On the evening of Christmas 1776, Gen. George Washington surprised the King's forces by leading the Continental Army in a surprise crossing of a near-frozen Delaware River - a watershed military maneuver that dramatized a changing America, and a changing climate.
The invention of ENIAC in Philadelphia sparked countless technological innovations.
As celebrations continue for America's 250th birthday, the National Constitution Center is set to open one of two new exhibits debuting in 2026 later this week. CBS News Philadelphia's Nikki DeMentri reports.
Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia is celebrating Black excellence during America's 250th anniversary year.
More than 8,000 volunteers are with the program so far, but leaders have a goal of growing Phambassadors to at least 10,000 people before the year's biggest events.
In this landmark year for American democracy, historian Lindsay Chervinsky, Washington Post columnist George F. Will, and Atlantic staff writer Vivian Salama talk about what the second year of Trump's presidency may mean for America's future.
The Wanamaker Trophy, which has roots in Philadelphia, is back in Pennsylvania ahead of the PGA Championship in May.
Philly is recruiting volunteers to help with visitors as the city prepares to celebrate America's 250th birthday. Meet the native who signed up.
