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One student was killed, five others went to the hospital, and 20 others suffered minor injures during the 1916 “bowl fight," which pitted freshmen against sophomores on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.

This week in Philly history, Penn student dies during strange ‘bowl fight’ tradition, which is immediately discontinued

On Jan. 12, 1916, University of Pennsylvania freshman William Lifson, 17, was killed during the annual “bowl fight” between freshmen and sophomores.

Kiea Wilcox prepares supply carriers at Girard College for the 19th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service in this file photo from 2018.

Things To Do for the Holidays

Volunteer, learn, and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Philadelphia

Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler, director of public safety in Philadelphia, confers with police officers and officials in 1924.

This week in Philly history: A Marine is brought in to clean up corruption during Prohibition

National Parks employee Michael Coleman sweeps next to Liberty Bell at the original Liberty Bell pavilion.

This week in Philly history: Bicentennial kicks off with the Liberty Bell moving to a new home across from Independence Hall

What the 1975 Daily News envisioned Philly in 2025 would be like

50 years ago, the Daily News tried to predict what 2025 in Philadelphia would look like. Here’s how it did.

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