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charles the 11 granted the providence of Pennsylvania
The king granted it to William Penn he owed Penn's father a financial dept
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three original countries
Duke of York deeded lands to William Penn; Penn arrived in Pennsylvania, laid out Philadelphia; created three original counties; first Assembly held, united Delaware counties with Pennsylvania, adopted Great Law source :https://www.timelines.ws/states/PENNSYLVANIA.HTML -
Penn presented Charter of Privileges for Province of Pennsylvania
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slavery forbidden in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Assembly banned importing of slaves one of few to do that in the colonies of america
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electricity break thru
Benjamin Franklin used kite to establish that lightning is a form of electricity so that houses would ward of direct strikes to the roofs source :https://www.timelines.ws/states/PENNSYLVANIA.HTML -
war breaks out
French and Indian War began leader gorge washington results of a war lasting 7 years of intense battles
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secret congress meeting
First Continental Congress met secretly in Philadelphia; protested British measures, taxes and unfair laws of the intolerable acts http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-history-timeline/pennsylvania.html -
independence day
Pennsylvania and all the other colonies pull away from britain and form their own country off america
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slavery
Pennsylvania first slave to abolish slavery in all of the origanal13 colonies
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Pennsylvanian becomes u.s capital
Pennsylvania is granted the capital of the united states until later when washington dc is granted the capitol
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famous bell cracked
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massive fire
Fire in pittsburg destroys more than a 1000 buildings and devastates township
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war breaks out
The civil war begins in america between the north and south fighting about slavery
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two day battle
Battle at gettysburg is the turning point in the american war many casualties one of the bloodiest in the civil war
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fire kills 110 people
Coal mine fire killed 110 miners in Philadelphia township devastated
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dam bursts killing many
Coal mine fire killed 110 miners in Philadelphia township devastated
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fire destroys state capitol
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miners go on strike
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mine explosions kills many
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another mine explosion
Gas explosion in Jacobs Creek mine kills 239 http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/pa-history/1681-1776.html -
first radio broadcast
First radio broadcast in U.S. from KDKA
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steelworkers union formed
United Steelworkers of America union formed of
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polio outbreak in pittsburgh
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race riot breaks out
Two killed in race riots in new York; 60 people arrested, city block burned http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-history-timeline/pennsylvania.html -
bomb dropped on racal group
Philadelphia police dropped bomb on headquarters of radical group, MOVE, killed 11 people http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-history-timeline/pennsylvania.html -
first to ban abortions
Pennsylvania first state to restrict abortions https://www.timelines.ws/states/PENNSYLVANIA.HTML -
airline flight kills over 100 people
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steelworkers final end their strike
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miners trapped in coal mine for 77 hours
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