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  2. History of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The city of Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn in the English Crown Province of Pennsylvania between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Before then, the area was inhabited by the Lenape people. Philadelphia quickly grew into an important colonial city and during the American Revolution was the site of the First and Second ...

  3. Philadelphia Bulletin - Wikipedia

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    Headquarters. 1315-1325 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Circulation. 761,000 (as of 1947) Website. thephiladelphiabulletin .com. The Philadelphia Bulletin (or The Bulletin as it was commonly known as) was a daily evening newspaper published from 1847 to 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  4. The Philadelphia Inquirer - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .inquirer .com. Media of the United States. List of newspapers. The Philadelphia Inquirer, often referred to simply as The Inquirer, is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded on June 1, 1829, The Philadelphia Inquirer is the third-longest continuously operating daily newspaper in the nation.

  5. History of the Jews in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Colonial History. Jewish traders have operated in southeastern Pennsylvania since at least the 1650s. [1] The first Jewish resident of the city on record was Jonas Aaron whose name appears in 1703 in the American Historical Register. Several Jewish families had immigrated to Philadelphia by 1734, as recorded by German traveler von Beck who ...

  6. Art Students' League of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Eakins set forth the school's purpose: "The Art Students' League of Philadelphia is an association formed for the study of painting and sculpture. The basis of study is the nude human figure." [24] Tuition was initially set at $25, but it was raised to $40 for the 8-month 1886-87 season, and finally to $50.

  7. The Philadelphia Record - Wikipedia

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    Headquarters. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. OCLC number. 15262211. 1891. The Philadelphia Record was a daily newspaper published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1877 until 1947. It became among the most circulated papers in the city and was at some points the circulation leader.

  8. George William Childs - Wikipedia

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    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Burial place. Laurel Hill Cemetery. Occupation. Publisher. Known for. Co-owner of the Public Ledger. George William Childs (May 12, 1829 – February 3, 1894) was an American publisher who co-owned the Public Ledger newspaper in Philadelphia with financier Anthony Joseph Drexel .

  9. Philip P. Wiener - Wikipedia

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    In 1933, Wiener was appointed as a professor of philosophy at City College of New York and in 1968 he moved to Temple University, Philadelphia where he taught philosophy until his retirement in 1972. Wiener was an authority on Pragmatism [3] and on Charles Sanders Peirce , being present at a 1946 meeting during which the Charles S. Peirce ...