Timeline of Philadelphia
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania .
17th century
18th century
19th century
1850 – Population: 121,376
1852 – AME Christian Recorder newspaper begins publication.[2] [4]
1854
October: National Women's Rights Convention held.
City expands to encompass all of Philadelphia County , including: Aramingo Borough , Belmont District , Blockley Township , Bridesburg Borough , Bristol Township , Byberry Township , Delaware Township , Frankford Borough , Germantown Borough , Germantown Township , Kensington District , Kingsessing Township , Lower Dublin Township , Manayunk Borough , Moreland Township , Moyamensing District , Northern Liberties District , Northern Liberties Township , Oxford Township , Passyunk Township , Penn District , Penn Township , Philadelphia City , Roxborough Township , Richmond District , Southwark District , Spring Garden District , West Philadelphia Borough , and Whitehall Borough .
YMCA Philadelphia and Western Library Association of Philadelphia founded.
1855 – Girard Avenue Bridge built.
1856
1857
1858 – Mütter Museum established
1860
1862
1864
1865
1866
1868 – Strawbridge & Clothier in business.
1869
1870 – Population: 674,022.[18]
1873
1874 – Philadelphia Zoo opens.[20]
1876
1877 – Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art opens.[54]
1878 – October 24: Storm.
1882
Philadelphia Association of Textile Manufacturers formed.[54]
October - Celebration of the bi-centennial of the landing of William Penn .
1883 – Philadelphia Phillies baseball team formed.
1884
Starr Centre founded.
Post Office opens on 9th Street
1887 – September: U.S. Constitution centennial.[55]
1890
1891
1892
1893
1897 – American Negro Historical Society[51] and Berean Manual Training and Industrial School established.
1898 – October: Peace Jubilee held.[59]
1899 – Penn Museum building constructed.
1900
20th century
1950
1952 – Philadelphia City Archives established.[76]
American Bandstand premiers with host Bob Horn
1954 Philadelphia Athletics move to Kansas City
1955 – Philadelphia Historical Commission and Foreign Policy Research Institute established.
Syracuse Nationals (76ers) win NBA championship over Fort Wayne Pistons
1956 – Independence National Historical Park established
1958
Philadelphia Eagles win 3rd championship (pre superbowl) over Green Bay Packers
1962 Wilt Chamberlain of the Warriors scores 100 points against New York Knicks
1963 – Syracuse Nationals move to Philadelphia and become the Philadelphia 76ers
1964
1965
Mike Douglas show airs from Philadelphia.
1966 – Sister city relationship established with Tel Aviv , Israel.[81]
1967
76ers win 2nd NBA championship over San Francisco Warriors
1968
1970
September: Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention held in city.[85]
Le Bec-Fin restaurant in business.
Population: 1,948,609.
1971 – Mariposa Food Co-op established.[86] [87]
1972
1973 Atoms win NASL championship over Dallas Tornadoes
1974 – Philadelphia Green launched.
1974 Philadelphia Flyers win 1st Stanley cup over Boston Bruins
1975 Philadelphia Flyers win 2nd Stanley cup over Buffalo Sabers
1976
January 9 the filming of Rocky begins
July 4 the Bicentennial
Mummers Museum opens up
1977 – The Gallery at Market East shopping mall opens.
1980
Population: 1,688,210.
March 21: Angelo Bruno assassinated outside his home. The murder was orchestrated by his consigliere , Antonio Caponigro , who was unhappy with Bruno's conservative leadership style and had been led to believe that, if he attempted a coup, he would have the support of the Genovese crime family .[88] That April, Caponigro visited New York City, apparently under the assumption he was about to be confirmed as boss. Instead, he was tortured and murdered.[89]
Sister city relationship established with Tianjin , China.[81]
Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series.
1981 – Philadelphia City Paper begins publication.
1983 – SEPTA Regional Rail begins operating.
Philadelphia 76ers win 3rd NBA championship over Lakers
1984
Philadelphia Stars of USFL win USFL championship over Arizona Wranglers
1985 – The MOVE bombing in West Philadelphia kills 11 people and destroys about 60 homes.
1986
Sister city relationship established with Douala , Cameroon.[81]
1987
1989 – Dock Street Brewing Company pub in business.
1990 – Population: 1,585,577.[18]
1992
1992 – Ed Rendell becomes mayor of Philadelphia.
1993 – Pennsylvania Convention Center opens.
1995 – Chaka Fattah becomes Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district representative .[91]
1996
1997 – October 25: National Million Woman March held in city.
1998 – Bob Brady becomes Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district representative .[91]
2000
21st century
2001 – Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts opens.
2003 - Lincoln Financial Field opens.
2004
2005 –
July 2: Live 8 , a worldwide concert takes places on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Over 600 thousand people attended.
July 4: Philadelphia Freedom Concert held.
September 4: SEPTA gains its first heritage trolley line, route 15 . The route is operated by rebuilt street cars from the late 40's
2008
Philadelphia Soul win their first ArenaBowl Championship over San Jose Saber Cats
2010 – Population: 1,526,006; metro 5,965,343.[94]
2011
2012
2013
2015
2016
Philadelphia Soul win their 2nd ArenaBowl championship over Arizona Rattlers
2017 Philadelphia Soul win their 3rd ArenaBowl Championship over Tampa Bay Storm
2018
2019
2020
March 2020: Philadelphia was hardest-hit by COVID-19 pandemic , which put few thousands of residents out of work, and shifted others to work at home.
October 26: Walter Wallace , a black man in Philadelphia is killed by police and rioting starts on the day of his death.
2021
2022
January 5: Thirteen people die and two others are injured in a fire at a converted apartment complex in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia.[99]
June 5: A mass shooting occurs on South street which results in the deaths of 3 and injury of 11.
2023
June 11: Portion of the I-95 highway collapses due to a tanker crash and fire in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, shutting down interstate traffic in both directions. Governor Shapiro declares State of Emergency to secure funds to rebuild the overpass.
See also
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