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3 days ago · Comcast's NHL deal obligated them to create a U.S. version of NHL Network, launched in October 2007. NBCSN folded in 2021. Comcast has also operated local channels in some markets, such as Comcast Television in the Detroit region, Comcast Network in the Philadelphia and Mid-Atlantic regions (formerly CN8), and Comcast Entertainment Television in Denver and parts of Utah.
4 days ago · Philadelphia, city and port, coextensive with Philadelphia county, southeastern Pennsylvania, and situated at the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the largest city in the state. Learn more about Philadelphia, including its history, in this article.
4 days ago · Philadelphia - Colonial, Revolutionary, Quaker: William Penn acquired the province of Pennsylvania in 1681 from King Charles II of England as a place where his fellow Quakers could enjoy freedom of worship and a chance to govern themselves and develop their own way of life.
Jun 14, 2024 · Philadelphia has experienced the biggest drop in gun violence among major U.S. cities so far in 2024, according to a new report.
Jun 12, 2024 · On December 6th, 1790 the US Congress moved from the Old City Hall (now Federal Hall) on Wall Street to Philadelphia, a temporary capital while D.C. was being built. Home Secrets of NYC
Jun 13, 2024 · Philadelphia’s immigrant population has been growing for three decades, while its U.S.-born population has declined in number since the 1950s. Those divergent, intertwined trends pose both big challenges and historic opportunities for local and regional leaders and residents.
Jun 21, 2024 · Philadelphia - History, Culture, Economy: George Washington approved the first U.S. patent in 1790, to a Philadelphian named Samuel Hopkins for a better way of making potash. In today’s economy research and invention are keys to progress.
