The flag was the very banner the unit trudged across the Delaware with Washington.

Joe Horn and Bavarian Frank Hardart opened their first “Automat” on Chestnut Street on June 9, 1902. The chain had more than 165 locations at its peak.

On June 1, 1829, the first edition of the newspaper rolled off the flat-bed press at No. 5 Bank Alley, now Moravian Street.

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission violated federal maritime code, which says 75% of a Coast Guard ship's crew must be U.S. citizens.

The sesquicentennial, which celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, struggled on several fronts before and after it officially debuted on May 31, 1926.

The Phillies president apologized for hiring gumshoes to make sure players followed the team's curfew.

The 1.8 million-square-foot mall at Knights and Woodhaven Roads opened on May 11, 1989.

Of the 253 people on board Amtrak Train 188, eight passengers were killed, and more than 150 others were injured after the May 12, 2015, derailment.

Police discovered the extent of his crimes after a murder in Philadelphia.

The seminal MTV reality television show The Real World started filming its 15th season on April 30, 2004.

The white-leather gloves are stained with blood from the night the slain president wore them to the theater.

On April 22, 1970, Philadelphia hosted a six-hour festival in Fairmount Park that drew 25,000 to 30,000 clean-air lovers.

Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790. He penned the inscription that would eventually appear at his Christ Church gravesite.