The American Declaration of Independence was publicly released in the Pennsylvania Evening Post.
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Englishman William Penn founded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Grand Union Flag flew for the first time with the commissioning of the USS Alfred.
Pittsburgh hosted the world's largest pinball tournament.
Thirteen Mennonite families arrived in Philadelphia from Germany.
Blacksmith, Patrick Lyon stole $162,821 in cash and gold from a vault at the Bank of Pennsylvania.
