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March is Women's History Month! Did you know that the Liberty Bell was once a symbol of the Women's Suffrage Movement?

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Former slaves and Philadelphians Richard Allen and Absolom Jones founded the Free African Society in 1787. It was the first black mutual aid society in the country. Its creation led to the start of the first independent black churches in the United States.

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Did you know the city of Philadelphia played an important role in the life of Civil Rights Activist Martin Luther King Jr.?

Read about King’s time in Philadelphia as a young man in our blog: https://t.co/aQNoWZFpbO

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On Abraham Lincoln's inaugural journey to Washington, D.C., President-elect Lincoln stopped in Philadelphia at Independence Hall, America's Birthplace.

You can read more about Lincoln's visit to Philadelphia in 1861 in our blog: https://t.co/sTcuc1ycTI

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On this day in history in 1732, George Washington was born.

You can read much more about Washington and his time in Philadelphia in our blog: https://t.co/PMzoWjM6XM

Pictured is Washington's portrait in the Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery.
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On this day in history in 1742, American Founding Father Jonathan Bayard Smith was born.

Read more about Smith in our blog: https://t.co/tBMwg5qywg
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William Still was born in 1821 in Burlington County, New Jersey to two parents who had escaped slavery. Still went on to become a key figure in the Underground Railroad and helped over 800 slaves escape to freedom.

Read more: https://t.co/K35atHo6Ko

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Happy Presidents' Day from The Constitutional Walking Tour!

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On this day in history in 1726, American Founding Father Abraham Clark was born.

You can read more about Clark in our blog: https://t.co/XazDsPAQAX
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On this day in history in 1760 American Founding Father Richard Allen was born.

Read more about Allen in our blog: https://t.co/8FeKkvXCpf
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Happy Valentine's Day! Wouldn't tickets to The Constitutional Walking Tour make the perfect gift for the history lover in your life? Tickets are already on sale for public tours starting in April and Gift Cards are also available here: https://t.co/bN4Bj274Dw

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Our Open Hiring Event is TODAY! If you've ever wanted to be a tour guide of the beautiful city of Philadelphia, now is your chance!

Please join us TODAY (2/13/25) at the Walnut Street Theatre between 5pm to 7pm for a chance to interview with The Constitutional Walking Tour!

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Are you interested in becoming a tour guide of Philadelphia? Set flexible hours and work outside.

Attend our open hiring event this THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2025 between 5PM and 7PM at the historic Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.

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On this day in history in 1737 American Founding Father Thomas Paine was born in England.

Read more about Paine, his influential pamphlet "Common Sense" and the impact it had on America in our blog: https://t.co/IeIdBxFa2F
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Become a tour guide of Historic Philadelphia! Compensation is $16 an hour plus tips.

To apply, please attend our open hiring event on FEBRUARY 13, 2025 between 5PM and 7PM at the historic Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.

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On this day in history in 1733, American Founding Father James Duane was born.

A delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses in Philadelphia, Duane signed the Articles of Confederation.

You can read more about Duane in our blog: https://t.co/kl1WfzvjmX

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On this day in history in 1723, American Founding Father John Witherspoon was born in Scotland.

You can read more about Witherspoon in our blog:
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Pictured is Witherspoon's portrait in the Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery in Philadelphia

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On this day in history in 1746, American Founding Father Thaddeus Kosciuszko was born in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. You can read much more about Kosciuszko, who Thomas Jefferson called "as pure a son of liberty as I have ever known," in our blog: https://t.co/cucUBFFsqR

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Did you know that Germantown, Northern Liberties, West Philadelphia, Manayunk and over 20 other Philadelphia neighborhoods used to be independent cities?

Read more in our blog: https://t.co/faIu1jPe3t

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February is Black History Month! Did you know that Philadelphia's famous Liberty Bell first gained its name and fame as a symbol of early abolitionists groups?

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