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