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| The Declaration of Independence was signed on August 2nd. A resolution adopting the
measure was approved on July 4, 1776.
The first person to ride in a balloon, was Jean Pierre Blanchard in 1793. George
Washington watched as the balloon ascended from a prison yard at 6th and Walnut. It
landed 46 minutes later in NJ.
"Meet me at the eagle." Where? The Grand Court at Wanamaker's, home of a bronze
eagle statue, purchased at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis.
Philadelphia was named the safest of the 12 largest cities in America, according to a recent FBI Crime Index Report.
Conde' Nast Traveler, voted Philadelphia the Best Restaurant City in the country.
The city features some of the finest museums in North America - including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum and the Franklin
Institute.
Philadelphia is one of our country's most historic cities. Walk the same streets as our Founding Fathers and feel the history that surrounds you.
The new Pennsylvania Convention Center is state-of-the-art and the 2nd largest in the Northeast.
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