December 12: threat of British occupation of Philadelphia prompts Congress to move to Baltimore at Henry Fite House for two months
1777
March 5: Congress returns to Philadelphia
September 11: British victory at the Battle of Brandywine forces Congress to flee from Philadelphia to Lancaster, and then York. Pro-Revolutionary civilians also flee.
September 23: British troops occupy Philadelphia, greeted by Loyalist civilians
1778
June 18: British troops abandon Philadelphia in order to defend New York City; Continental Army forces retake Philadelphia the same day
December 6: United States capital relocates to Philadelphia from New York City for a period of 10 years as the new national capital is constructed in Washington, D.C.
McGillin's Olde Ale House opened on Drury Street. McGillin's is the oldest continuously operating tavern in Philadelphia and one of the oldest in the country.[40]
March 21: Angelo Bruno assassinated outside his home. The murder was orchestrated by his consigliere, Antonio Caponigro, who was unhappy with Bruno's conservative leadership style and had been led to believe that, if he attempted a coup, he would have the support of the Genovese crime family.[90] That April, Caponigro visited New York City, apparently under the assumption he was about to be confirmed as boss. Instead, he was tortured and murdered.[91]
Sister city relationship established with Tianjin, China.[83]
January 5: Thirteen people die and two others are injured in a fire at a converted apartment complex in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia.[102]
June 5: A mass shooting occurs on South street which results in the deaths of 3 and injury of 11.
2023
June 11: Portion of the I-95 highway collapses due to a tanker crash and fire in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, shutting down interstate traffic in both directions. Governor Shapiro declares State of Emergency to secure funds to rebuild the overpass.
2025
January 31: Med Jets Flight 056, a Learjet 55 operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, crashed shortly after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, resulting in seven fatalities and 19 injuries. The aircraft was en route to Tijuana International Airport, with a planned stop at Springfield–Branson National Airport.[103]
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