Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the larger Delaware Valley, also known as the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the nation's seventh-largest and one of the world's largest metropolitan regions with 6.245 million residents in its metropolitan statistical area and 7.366 million residents in its combined statistical area.

Some of the key events about Philadelphia

1682
The city of Philadelphia was founded as the capital of Pennsylvania colony
1751
The first hospital in the American colonies was established
1776
The Declaration of Independence was adopted at Independence Hall
1787
The U.S. Constitution was drafted and signed in Philadelphia
1790
Philadelphia became the temporary capital of the United States
1793
A yellow fever epidemic killed over 5,000 people, about 10% of the city's population
1844
Anti-Catholic riots resulted in the burning of churches and homes in the city
1876
The Centennial Exposition, America's first World's Fair, was held in Fairmount Park
1895
The Philadelphia Museum of Art was founded
1918
The Spanish flu pandemic killed over 12,000 Philadelphians in just six weeks
1933
The Philadelphia Orchestra performed the first electrical recording of a symphony
1964
Race riots erupted in North Philadelphia, lasting for three days
1976
The city hosted major celebrations for the United States Bicentennial
1978
The city government was forced to declare bankruptcy due to financial mismanagement
1985
Police bombed a residential home occupied by the MOVE organization, killing 11 people and destroying 61 homes
1991
Philadelphia experienced its highest annual homicide rate with 500 murders
2001
A five-alarm fire destroyed several historic buildings in Old City
2013
A building collapse in Center City killed six people and injured 14 others
2015
Philadelphia became the first U.S. World Heritage City
2020
COVID-19 pandemic caused over 5,000 deaths in Philadelphia by year's end

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