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PENNSYLVANIA BIOGRAPHY

PENNSYLVANIA EVENTS

PENNSYLVANIA TRIVIA and FUN FACTS

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Last updated on Aug. 11, 2004

Copyright 2004 by Larry Wichterman

PENNSYLVANIA
EVENTS

BUSINESS

Titusville Oil Well - The beginning of an industry

KDKA - The first radio station

Aluminum - Magic metal of modern industry

Cable television - Cable and pay TV,too

ENIAC - The First Modern Computer

The Homestead Steel Strike - Troubles for Labor

The Johnstown Flood - National Disaster

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TRANSPORTATION

The Pennsylvania Turnpike - The first super-highway

The Conestoga Wagon - The "Prairie Schooner"

The Jeep - The "Do-Everything Vehicle"

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MILITARY

The Whiskey Rebellion - The first test of the Federal government

Battle of Lake Erie - "We have met the enemy, and they are ours."

Battle of Gettysburg - Turning Point of the American Civil War

Valley Forge - Dark Days of the Revolution

French and Indian War - The Fight for a Continent

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POLITICAL

Declaration of Independence - The Beginning of the United States

Constitutional Convention - Our Fundamental Law

Continental Congress - First Steps Toward Independence

Gettysburg Address - Lincoln's Famous Speech

Mason-Dixon Line - Boundary of the North and South

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SPORTS and RECREATION

Little League Baseball - Youth Baseball

Negro League Baseball - The Other Great Players

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LIFESTYLE

The Beginning of "Rock and Roll" - Bill Haley and the Comets

Pittsburgh - The Rennaissance City - Past and Future

Groundhog's Day - Punxsutawney Phil

Pennsylvania Dutch - A Special Way of Life