Did you know that the Pennsylvania Constitution predates the U.S. Constitution and affords us more liberties? ๐๏ธ๐
This #PennsylvaniaDay we commemorate the remarkable history and promise of our Commonwealth โ and I reaffirm my pledge to serve all Pennsylvanians honorably on the Superior Court.
Weโve been fighting for our fundamental freedoms here in Pennsylvania ๐๏ธ, the birthplace of #democracy, since the 18th century, and weโre certainly not stopping now, when everything we cherish is on the line. #PennsylvaniaDay
Happy #PennsylvaniaDay!
Today, we celebrate everything that makes Pennsylvania special โ its small towns and big cities, its diverse cultures and proud neighborhoods, its past and its future.
No matter where you're from in the state, there's something worth honoring.
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Keep it up, Keystone State! You have many reasons to celebrate this Pennsylvania Day!
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#PennsylvaniaDay #NationalPennsylvaniaDay #America250PA #PA250th #PA250 #PA #Pennsylvania #College #University #AICUP #AI #HigherEd #Keystone #KeystoneState #PAProud
authors, poets, playwrights born in PA:
Gertrude Stein (Allegheny)
John Updike (Reading)
Louisa May Alcott (Germantown)
W. D. Snodgrass (Beaver Falls)
Wallace Stevens (Reading)
August Wilson (Pittsburg)
James Michener (Doylestown)
David Goodis (Philly)
John OโHara (Pottsville)
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Cover of CD mini box set: Philadelphia International Classics: The Tom Moulton Remixes
In honor of #PennsylvaniaDay I have chosen some relevant music for my drive to and from the grocery store โฆ and let me tell ya, I wish the grocery store were a few hours farther away than it is.
state insect: lightning bug (Photuris pensylvanica - itโs even in the name!!)
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nicknames: Keystone State, Quaker State, Pennsyltucky (hee)
capital: Harrisburg
state bird: ruffled grouse
state amphibian: eastern hellbender (badass)
state mammal: white-tailed deer
state dog: great dane (Scoob!)
state flower: mountain laurel
state tree: eastern hemlock
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Andrew Wyeth! John OโHara! McCoy Tyner! Todd Rundgren! Gamble & Huff! #PennsylvaniaDay
Here in Pennsylvania, we know that the distance between Blue Ball & Intercourse is eight miles. #PennsylvaniaDay
1st zoo: Philly (1874)
1st art museum & art school: Philly (1805)
1st fire company: Philly (1736)
1st bank of N. America: Philly (1781)
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1st capital of the USA: Philly (1790-1800)
1st public library: Philly (1732 - thanks, Ben!)
1st university: UPenn (1740)
1st medical school: Perelman School at UPenn (1765)
1st stock exchange in US: Philly (1790)
1st turnpike: Philly to Lancaster (completed 1795, never updated)
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ENAIC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, was developed at UPENN in 1945. #PennsylvaniaDay
The Big Mac was invented in - youโll never guess (sure you will) - Pennsylvania. #PennsylvaniaDay
