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(1681)Pennsylvania was created
William Penn received a royal grant of Pennsylvania from King Charles II -
(1701) charter privileges
Penn presented Charter of Privileges for the Province of Pennsylvania; established religious freedom, tolerance. Remained as constitution until American Revolution -
(1712) slaves Pennsylvania Assembly banned importing of slaves. Laws say that you will not be able to own slaves. First of the 13 colonies to banneed slaves.
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Sept. 21, 1713 Newspaper
The first daily newspaper was published in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, 1713. -
1774 first continental congress
Pennsylvania’s capital, Philadelphia, was the site of the first Continental Congresses in 1774, the latter of which produced the Declaration of Independence, sparking the American Revolution. -
1775 second continental congress
Leader talked about the American revolution and George Washington was called a leader of the troops. -
(1790) Philadelphia capital of U. S.
Was named the capital of the united states of America at a meeting. -
(1846) Liberty Bell rang
for last time in commemoration of George Washington's birthday -
(1856) Republican party
held first national convention in Philadelphia. First to ever do that. -
(1861) Civil War
Fight for African Americans to become free or not free men. -
(1863)Battle of Gettysburg Two-day Battle of Gettysburg was turning point in war; President Lincoln delivered Gettysburg Address; dedicated national cemetery
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(1864) Chambersburg burned down
Confederate troops attacked Chambersburg; burned town -
(1872) First long-distance natural gas pipeline in the U.S. first long-distance natural gas pipeline in the U.S. completed, five miles from Newton Wells to Titusville
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(1876) Telephone
Thomas Edison demonstrated telephone at Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia -
(1877) First national strike in the U.S.
First national strike in the U.S. began in Pittsburgh against Pennsylvania Railroad -
(1889) South Fork Dam burst,
town of Johnstown destroyed, over 2000 deaths -
(1894) Milton Hershey
founded Hershey Foods and town of Hershey and chocolate -
(1900) American Baseball League formed in Philadelphia
The first baseball league was formed -
(1909) Pittsburgh Pirates won World Series
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(1920) First radio broadcast in the U.S. from KDKA in Philadelphia
First radio station -
(1927) First armored car robbery in the U.S. in Pittsburgh
Stole money from bank -
(1938) 500-ton meteorite landed near Pittsburgh
A meteorite hit the U.S for the first time -
(1938) First African American legislator
Crystal Bird Fauset first African American woman elected to a state legislature -
(1975) Super Bowl
Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl -
(1985) Bombing
Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on headquarters of a radical group, MOVE, killed 11 -
(1994) Flight crash
US Air flight crashed near Pittsburgh, killed all 132 passengers, crew; U.S. Representative, Tom Ridge, elected governor -
(2001) Plane Crash
United Airlines flight 93, directed by hijackers, crashed southeast of Pittsburgh, killed all 45 passengers, crew; -
(2004) Veterans Stadium,
Philadelphia, demolished in 62 seconds with 2,800 explosions -
(2009) Sports wins
Pittsburgh Steelers won sixth Super Bowl; Pittsburgh Penguins won Stanley Cup; G-20 Summit held in Pittsburgh -
(2012) Joe Paterno died
Joe Paterno, legendary Penn State football coach, died at 85
