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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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  1. 1 2 3 Haydn 1910.
  2. ↑ Childs 1827.
  3. ↑ McCarthy 1990.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "U.S. Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Britannica 1910.
  6. 1 2 3 Ingram 1912.
  7. ↑ "Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (timeline)", Ben Franklin: Glimpses of the Man, Franklin Institute, 1994, retrieved July 30, 2014
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Moore 1804.
  9. 1 2 Carl Bridenbaugh (1971), Cities in Revolt: Urban Life in America, 1743–1776, London: Oxford University Press, OL 16383796M
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Carey 1830.
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  13. 1 2 Mary Bosworth, ed. (2005). "Chronology". Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities. Sage. ISBN 978-1-4522-6542-1.
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  15. 1 2 3 Aaron Brenner; Benjamin Day; Immanuel Ness, eds. (2015) [2009]. "Timeline". Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-45707-7.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 Wright 1907.
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  18. 1 2 3 4 Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
  19. ↑ "History of the Court". Washington, D.C.: Supreme Court Historical Society.
  20. 1 2 Bernard Trawicky (2000). Anniversaries and Holidays (5th ed.). American Library Association. ISBN 978-0-8389-1004-7.
  21. ↑ Kurjack, Dennis C. (October 1953). "The "President's House" in Philadelphia". Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies. 20 (4). Pennsylvania Historical Association: 380–394. JSTOR 27769454. The full story of the "President's House" that never housed a President
  22. ↑ Wood, George Bacon (1834). "Chapter XI: Removal of the School. – New University Edifice in Ninth Street." . The History of the University of Pennsylvania, from Its Origin to the Year 1827 . McCarty and Davis. LCCN 07007833. OCLC 760190902.
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  24. ↑ "United States and Canada, 1800–1900 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  25. ↑ Jackson 1918.
  26. ↑ Rosenwald, Mike (February 11, 2019). "Philadelphia's plumbing revolution: wood pipes – Retropod". The Washington Post.
  27. ↑ Smyth 1892.
  28. ↑ James T. Haley, ed. (1895), Afro-American Encyclopaedia, Nashville: Haley & Florida
  29. ↑ American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge. Boston: Charles Bowen. 1836.
  30. ↑ "The Casket, or, Flowers of Literature, Wit & Sentiment", Casket, Philadelphia: 4 v, 1826
  31. ↑ Samuel Hazard, ed. (1828), Register of Pennsylvania, vol. 1, Philadelphia
  32. 1 2 "Conventions Organized by Year". Colored Conventions. University of Delaware. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
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  34. ↑ Gray 1834.
  35. ↑ Minutes and Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention for the Improvement of the Free People of Colour in These United States. By order of the Convention. 1833.
  36. ↑ Frank Luther Mott (1930). History of American Magazines: 1741–1850. Harvard University Press.
  37. ↑ McElroy 1867.
  38. ↑ Barnwell 1900.
  39. ↑ Humanities, National Endowment for the (April 15, 1856). "New-York daily tribune. (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, April 15, 1856, Image 5". p. 5. ISSN 2158-2661. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  40. ↑ "History | McGillin's Olde Ale House". Archived from the original on December 6, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  41. ↑ "About". Photographic Society of Philadelphia. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  42. ↑ Young 1898.
  43. ↑ Joe Trotter and Eric Ledell Smith, ed. (1997). African Americans in Pennsylvania. Penn State Press. ISBN 0271016868.
  44. 1 2 "History of the Parkway (timeline)". Philadelphia: Parkway Council Foundation. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  45. 1 2 3 4 "Print and Photograph Collections". ImPAC: Digital Collections. Library Company of Philadelphia. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  46. ↑ Benjamin Guggenheim was an American businessman who was born in Philadelphia and died aboard RMS Titanic
  47. ↑ "Benjamin Guggenheim". biography.com. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  48. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Federal Writers' Project 1937.
  49. ↑ William Dwight Porter Bliss, ed. (1897). Encyclopedia of Social Reform. New York: Funk & Wagnells Company.
  50. ↑ Ingham, John N.; Feldman, Lynne B. (1994). African-American business leaders : a biographical dictionary (1st ed.). Westport, Conn. u.a.: Greenwood Press. pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-0313272530. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  51. 1 2 "African American Collections". Subject Guides. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
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  53. ↑ James C. Docherty; Peter Lamb (2006). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Socialism (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6477-1.
  54. 1 2 3 "UArts Name Changes". Philadelphia: University of the Arts. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  55. ↑ Hampton L. Carson (1889), History of the Celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Promulgation of the Constitution of the United States, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., OL 7038323M
  56. ↑ Glazer, Irvin R. (1986). Philadelphia Theatres, A-Z: A Comprehensive, Descriptive, Record of 813 Theatres Constructed Since 1724. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 185. ISBN 9780313240546.
  57. ↑ "American and Western Photographic Societies", International Annual of Anthony's Photographic Bulletin, New York: E. & H. T. Anthony & Company, 1890
  58. ↑ "History", Geographical Club of Philadelphia: Charter, pp. 42 v, 1895, hdl:2027/mdp.39015035585507
  59. ↑ Fairmount Park Guard Pension Fund Association (1915), Descriptive souvenir of Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa., Philadelphia: Reichert and Co., OL 23720468M
  60. ↑ "Philadelphia Peace Jubilee of 1898". Philly History Blog. City of Philadelphia. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  61. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Census Bureau, "Mini-Historical Statistics: Population of the Largest 75 Cities: 1900 to 2000" (PDF), Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2003
  62. 1 2 New York Times 2013: "Four Square Blocks"
  63. 1 2 "Dr. F. E. Hahn Dies, Master Violinist. Directed Music Academy Here for Years". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 26, 1942. p. 15.
  64. ↑ City Clubs in America, Chicago: City Club of Chicago, 1922
  65. ↑ "History". Economy League of Greater Philadelphia. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  66. 1 2 3 "Movie Theaters in Philadelphia, PA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  67. ↑ Nina Mjagkij (1994). Light in the Darkness: African Americans and the YMCA, 1852–1946. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2801-3.
  68. ↑ Goodale, Gloria (June 17, 2011). "Superhero summer: Behind 'Green Lantern' and the rest, an American story". The Christian Science Monitor: 2. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011.
  69. ↑ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Corporations Bureau, Articles of Incorporation, Entity Number 3836800, Recorded 4/15/1916, corporations.pa.gov/Search/corpsearch
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  71. ↑ "100 years ago, 'Spanish flu' shut down Philadelphia – and wiped out thousands". PhillyVoice. September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  72. ↑ "Colored Dunbar Theatre". The Crisis. 19 (6). National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. April 1920.
  73. ↑ Evensen 1993.
  74. ↑ "Historic Theatre Inventory". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  75. 1 2 Nina Mjagkij, ed. (2001), Organizing Black America: an Encyclopedia of African American Associations, Garland, ISBN 9780815323099
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  79. 1 2 Miller 1983.
  80. ↑ "Pennsylvania", Official Congressional Directory, 1959, hdl:2027/mdp.39015038098896
  81. ↑ Robert L. Harris Jr.; Rosalyn Terborg-Penn (2013). "Chronology". Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-51087-5.
  82. ↑ "Timeline: Local Events with National Significance". Civil Rights in a Northern City: Philadelphia. Temple University. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  83. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sister Cities". Citizen Diplomacy International – Philadelphia. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  84. 1 2 "50 Years of Regional Planning (timeline)". Philadelphia: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  85. ↑ "About SHCA". Philadelphia: Society Hill Civic Association. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  86. ↑ "Urban Archives". Temple University, Libraries. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  87. ↑ Robin D. G. Kelley and Earl Lewis, ed. (2005). "Chronology". To Make Our World Anew: a History of African Americans. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-983893-6.
  88. ↑ "Mariposa Food Co-op". Philadelphia: Mariposa Food Co-op. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  89. ↑ "NCGA Co-ops: Pennsylvania". Iowa: National Cooperative Grocers Association. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  90. ↑ Anastasia, George (1991). Blood and Honor: Inside the Scarfo Mob – The Mafia's Most Violent Family. New York: William Morrow and Company Inc. pp. 86–88. ISBN 0-688-09260-8.
  91. ↑ Anastasia (1991), pp. 91–92
  92. ↑ Pluralism Project. "Hinduism in America". America's Many Religions: Timelines. Harvard University. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  93. 1 2 Michael Barone; Chuck McCutcheon (2011). Almanac of American Politics 2012. Washington, D.C.: National Journal Group. ISBN 978-0-226-03807-0.
  94. ↑ "Phila.gov: the Official Philadelphia Website". Archived from the original on December 21, 1996 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  95. ↑ "History: IVAW Timeline". Iraq Veterans Against the War. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  96. ↑ "Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010)". US Census Bureau. 2012.
  97. ↑ "30 Cities: An Introductory Snapshot". American Cities Project. Washington, D.C.: Pew Charitable Trusts. 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  98. ↑ "Open Data Policy Comparison". Local Policy. Washington, D.C.: Sunlight Foundation. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  99. ↑ "Transparent or not? It's unclear". Axis Philly. July 11, 2013. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  100. ↑ Leopold, Todd (August 3, 2015). "HitchBOT, the hitchhiking robot, gets beheaded in Philadelphia". CNN. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  101. ↑ Scott, Katherine (September 19, 2019). "Fashion District Philadelphia opens in Center City". Philadelphia, PA: WPVI-TV. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  102. ↑ El-Bawab, Nadine (January 5, 2022). "At least 13 dead in Philadelphia row house fire, including several children". ABC News. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  103. ↑ "Seven dead, 19 injured in air ambulance crash in Philadelphia". Associated Press. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  104. ↑ "City of Philadelphia Reaches Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 33 Ending Work Stoppage | Department of Public Health". City of Philadelphia. July 9, 2025.
  105. ↑ Dale, Maryclaire; Vejpongsa, Tassanee (July 9, 2025). "Philadelphia workers and city reach a deal to end strike that halted residential trash pickup". AP News.

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