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- December
… that Emlen Tunnell, who was born in the Main Line community of Garrett Hill, was the first African-American football player to be inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame?
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- November
...that Jerry Wolman, one-time owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, initiated the development of the John Hancock Center, a 100-story skyscraper in Chicago, but was forced off the project because of his financial difficulties?
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- October
...that in 1775, Philadelphia was the second-largest city in the British Empire?
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- September
...that Dr. Albert C. Barnes, founder and benefactor of the Barnes Foundation, made his considerable fortune from his co-development of the early antimicrobial drug Argyrol?
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- August
...that Pete Retzlaff, five-time Pro Bowler for the Philadelphia Eagles, led the National Football League in 1958 with 56 receptions, despite never having caught a single pass in his college career?
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- July
...that the Public Ledger, the first penny newspaper in Philadelphia, was printed on the first rotary printing press from 1846?
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- June
...that the Fisher's Lane Bridge built in 1796 across Frankford Creek in Tacony Creek Park is one of the oldest surviving bridges in the United States?
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- May
...that noted architect Frank Furness was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Trevilian Station during the American Civil War?
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- April
...that Fish House Punch is believed to have been first concocted in 1732 at Philadelphia's fishing club, the Schuylkill Fishing Company?
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- March
...that the Carl Mackley Houses, opened in 1935, was the first housing project funded by the Public Works Administration?
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- February
...that, when in 1976 Robert Indiana removed his LOVE sculpture from John F. Kennedy Plaza when the city failed to come up with his $45,000 price, Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. bought it for $35,000 and gave it to the city.?
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- January
...that, of the 158 National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania, 64 are in Philadelphia?
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