The first motion picture was shown to a theater audience at the Philadelphia Academy of Music.
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Thirteen Mennonite families arrived in Philadelphia from Germany.
The first US commercial bank, The Bank of North America, opened in Philadelphia.
The Coinage Act was enacted in the US.
Blacksmith, Patrick Lyon stole $162,821 in cash and gold from a vault at the Bank of Pennsylvania.
Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery.
