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Captain John Smith Journeyed
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Henry Hudson and Englishman
Henry Hudson and Englishman in the Dutch service, sailed the Half Moon into Delaware Bay, thus giving the Dutch a claim to the area.
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Captain Samuel Argall of Virginia visited the bay
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The New Sweden Company
The New Sweden Company was chartered and, in 1638, established The Colony of New Sweden at Fort Christina, in what is today Wilmington, Delaware. http://www.ushistory.org/pennsylvania/pennsylvania.html -
Governor Johan Printz
Governor Johan Printz arrived and built Fort Elfsborg Governor Johan Printz arrived and built Fort Elfsborg and Fort New Gothenburg at Tinicum Island.
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Dutch seized Swedish settlements
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William Penn received a royal grant
William Penn received a royal grant William Penn received a royal grant of Pennsylvania from King Charles II William Penn was wanted for being a Quaker so his dad got him land in the United States and he brought some of his Quaker friends https://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/patimeln.htm -
William Penn founded Pennsylvania
William Penn set sail from England in August, 1682, with Captain Greenway, in the ship. The ship was filled with additional passengers, mostly Quakers, with good estates. They arrived at New Castle on October 27, 1682, the next day arriving at Philadelphia. http://www.ushistory.org/pennsylvania/pennsylvania.html -
Penn signed the friendship treaty
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Congress named William Penn and wife
Congress named William Penn and wife, Hannah Callowhill Penn Congress named William Penn and wife, Hannah Callowhill Penn, third, fourth honorary citizens of U. S .https://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/patimeln.htm -
Pennsylvania Assembly banned importing of slaves
They banned importing slaves because quakers were gentle and having a slave was something they believed was wrong. http://slavenorth.com/pennsylvania.htm -
First Catholic congregation organized in Philadelphia
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Benjamin Franklin opened first U.S. library
Benjamin Franklin was one of the smart people in the day so when he opened a library now people could look at his stuff. http://www.libraryhistorybuff.com/benfrankli -
The Susquehannocks
Susquehannocks which lived further west near the Susquehanna River. The Shawnee in the Ohio Valley and the Iris located on Lake Erie. These tribes had established their own culture. .http://social.rollins.edu/wpsites/hist120/2012/12/05/native-americans-in-early-america-and-pennsylvania/ -
Benjamin Franklin established American Philosophical
Society in Philadelphia that helps you with philosophical stuff.
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Franklin had been waiting for an opportunity like this.
He wanted to demonstrate the electrical nature of lightning, and to do so, he needed a thunderstorm. .https://www.fi.edu/benjamin-franklin/kite-key-experiment -
Second Continental Congress met,
George Washington named supreme commander; postal system for colonies established, Benjamin Franklin first postmaster general https://www.timelines.ws/states/PENNSYLVANIA.HTML -
Pennsylvania abolished slavery.
They had abolished slaves because of quaker tradition.
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The intervening controversy
The intervening controversy with Connecticut and the Revolutionary War delayed surveying and marking the line until 1787.http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/pa-history/1681-1776.html -
Pennsylvania designed a new state constitution
Pennsylvania designed a new state constitution modeled after the federal one in 1790.https://www.newsmax.com/fastfeatures/pennsylvania-history-the-battle-of-gettysburg-the-liberty-bell/2015/03/09/id/629028/ -
The Louisiana Purchase
In 1803, the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. The U.S. Secretary of State, James Madison paid 15 million dollars for the land
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The War of 1812
The War of 1812 between the U.S. and Great Britain Pennsylvania, ended in a stalemate but confirmed America's Independence https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/pennsylvania -
-Lucretia Mott,
a Quaker preacher, and teacher was one of four women to participate at the formation of the American Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia in 1833 and became president of the Female Anti-Slavery Society. http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-history-timeline/pennsylvania.html -
convention was called
convention was called to revise the state's laws and draft a new constitution
The had to redo some of the stuff on the constitution because stuff had changed since they first made it.
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The war of Gettysburg began
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Abraham Lincoln delivered the address of gettysburg
They all started fighting immediately and ended up winning.
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Thaddeus Stevens
Pennsylvania Republican and architect of Radical Reconstruction, died. https://www.timelines.ws/states/PENNSYLVANIA.HTML -
Charles Elmer
Charles Elmer Hires sold his 1st root beer in Phila. https://www.timelines.ws/states/PENNSYLVANIA.HTML -
The first long-distance gas pipeline in the U.S.
The first long-distance gas pipeline in the U.S.was completed. Designed for natural gas, the two-inch pipe ran five miles from Newton Wells to Titusville, Pennsylvania. https://www.timelines.ws/states/PENNSYLVANIA.HTML -
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown, Pennsylvania was destroyed by a massive flood. The South Fork Dam across a tributary of the Little Conemaugh River collapsed under pressure from the rain-swollen Lake Conemaugh. https://www.timelines.ws/states/PENNSYLVANIA.HTML -
Over 100,000 miners in northeastern Pennsylvania
Over 100,000 miners in northeastern Pennsylvania called a strike and kept the mines closed all summer. https://www.timelines.ws/states/PENNSYLVANIA.HTML -
The first Rose Bowl is held
The first Rose Bowl is heldpitting the college football squads of the University
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The first official World Series
The first official World Series for Major League Baseball was played at Exposition Park in Pittsburgh https://www.newsmax.com/fastfeatures/pennsylvania-history-the-battle-of-gettysburg-the-liberty-bell/2015/03/09/id/629028/ -
The Pennsylvania Fish Commission
The Fish Commission distributed about 90,900 frogs. More than 10.2 million chain pickerel were propagated. This was a first, as pickerel had never before been propagated in any fish cultural establishment in the United States
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The Human Relations Commission
The Human Relations Commission was established in 1955 to prevent discrimination in employment. http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-history-timeline/pennsylvania.html -
Tax Equalization Board
The Tax Equalization Board was created to review school tax assessments so that the burden of
public education would fall evenly on all districts. http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-history-timeline/pennsylvania.html -
The vaccine became available nationwide
The vaccine became available nationwide a few years later, reducing the cases of polio by more than 20,000 a year between 1955 and 1957 and saving generations of people from the dreaded viral disease. http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-history-timeline/pennsylvania.html -
State's Commission for Women was created
It was created because woman were starting to get more rights then which is good.
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Drinking water began to dry up
in Pittsburgh suburbs because of a massive diesel oil spill two days earlier that fouled the Monongahela and Ohio rivers. http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-history-timeline/pennsylvania.html -
Sixth largest number of women
More woman than ever were in the workforce but rated 47th among the states in the ratio of women workers to total workers. http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-history-timeline/pennsylvania.htm -
Veterans Stadium
Philadelphia, demolished in 62 seconds with 2,800 explosions slot machines authorized. http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-history-timeline/pennsylvania.htm -
-over 200,000 evacuated
Over 200,000 people left from homes in Wilkes-Barre area due to flooding
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Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge
Michael Thomas Joyce, an appeals court judge, was indicted on charges of scamming $440,000 from insurers by claiming he suffered debilitating injuries in a car crash, even while he golfed, skated and went scuba diving. https://www.timelines.ws/states/PENNSYLVANIA.HTML -
Michael Phelps
the United States swimmer from Baltimore, wins his 8th Gold Medal of the Beijing Summer Olympic Games, surpassing the record of seven won by Mark Spitz
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A report by the U.S. embassy
In Iraq states that 15 of the 18 goals set for the Iraqi government have been met, largely due to the surge implemented over the last year. The increase of 21,500 United States troops, commonly known as the surge, reduced violence and restored order to the nation, allowing the government of Iraq to focus more on solving other problems needed to establish a stable nation.https://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline2000.html -
Philadelphia Phillies won
Philadelphia Phillies won baseball World Series
The first world series win the Phillies ever had.
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Penguins won Stanley Cup; G-20 Summit held in Pittsburgh
That was the one of the first major events ever held in Pennsylvania.
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Blizzards caused airports to shut down, over 7,000 flights cancelled
The blizzards were so bad that anyone that was planning on having a vacation at the time would not have been able to go until a few days later.
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Alleged sex abuse scandal
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Joe Paterno, legendary Penn State football coach, died at 85
That coach had led them to countless victories and was one of the best coaches at the time that he was coaching.
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