With Independence Hall in Philadelphia serving as the backdrop, a group announced on Tuesday they have filed a petition ...

Detail of north elevation of Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall), from 1752 map of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Library of Congress via WikiCommons ...

History: Independence Hall was built between 1732 and 1756 as the Pennsylvania State House. Philadelphians saved it from demolition in 1816, and it was designated a World Heritage Site in 1980.

When you think of Philadelphia or freedom, the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall probably come to mind. After all, the former is now central to Pennsylvania’s license plate ...

Of what is the modern Independence Hall a "conglomeration?" How was American independence a "grassroots movement?" Summarize the "process" that led to the Declaration of Independence. Detail the ...

State Governments. For the First Time, Pennsylvania Might Have an Independent Speaker of the House A declaration of independence capped a wild day in Pennsylvania's State House.

On fine summer afternoons in Philadelphia, I sit among the bench-warmers of Independence Square. We carry books or newspapers, cold drinks or carry-out lunches, and like the pigeons of the square we ...

Pennsylvania state Rep. Joanna McClinton smiles outside Independence Hall on Nov. 9, 2022, after Democratic lawmakers announce they have won the majority in the state House. McClinton will become the ...

The Pennsylvania Coat of Arms is one of the only artifacts that were actually in Independence Hall nearly 250 years ago. Latest U.S.

In 1865, more than 300,000 mourners paid their respects to Abraham Lincoln in Independence Hall, where his body lay in state following his assassination. A few years earlier, he’d spoken there ...

Democrats may take control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the first time since 2010 after the first general election under a newly redistricted legislative map. Republicans have ...