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  2. Philadelphia City Hall - Wikipedia

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    December 8, 1976. Reference no. 76001666. Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of the City of Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Built in the ornate Second Empire style, City Hall houses the chambers of the Philadelphia City Council and the offices of the Mayor of Philadelphia.

  3. Ong Seok Kim - Wikipedia

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    Wáng Shūjīn. Southern Min. Hokkien POJ. Ông Sio̍k-kim. Ong Seok Kim ( Chinese: 王叔金; pinyin: Wáng Shū Jīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Sio̍k Kim; 21 November 1884–31 May 1964) was an educationist, social worker, philanthropist and entrepreneur. He was born in Yongchun County, Southern Fujian Province in China and migrated to the then ...

  4. History of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    History of Philadelphia. Appearance. A 1752 map of Philadelphia. 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 ...

  5. Man with gun, body armor and writings that said 'You gonna ...

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    An armed man with body armor, knives and suspicious writings that included the words "You gonna learn today" was arrested Wednesday in New York City.

  6. Sitiawan - Wikipedia

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    Sitiawan (alternate spelling: Setiawan; origin: from Malay, a portmanteau of Setia Kawan, meaning "Loyal Friend") is a mukim and town in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia . The region spans an area of 331.5 square kilometers (128.0 sq mi). In the year 2000, the population was 95,920 and by 2015, has grown to more than 150,000.

  7. List of assassinated and executed heads of state and ...

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    Imperial City, Beijing Qing China: Unknown: Boutros Ghali: Prime Minister of Egypt: February 21, 1910: Cairo Egypt: Watani Party member Pyotr Stolypin: Prime Minister of Russia: September 18, 1911: Kiev Russia: Dmitry Bogrov: Ramón Cáceres: President of the Dominican Republic: November 19, 1911: Santo Domingo Dominican Republic: Rebels José ...

  8. Alexander Milne Calder - Wikipedia

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    Education. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Known for. Sculpture. Alexander Milne Calder (August 23, 1846 – June 4, 1923) (MILL-nee) was a Scottish American sculptor best known for the architectural sculpture of Philadelphia City Hall. [1] Both his son, Alexander Stirling Calder, and grandson, Alexander Calder, became significant sculptors ...

  9. Old City Hall (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    Old City Hall (Philadelphia) /  39.94778°N 75.14806°W  / 39.94778; -75.14806. Old City Hall, located at Chestnut and 5th Streets in the Independence Hall complex of Independence National Historical Park in Center City Philadelphia, was built in 1790–91 in the Federal style. The architect was David Evans, Jr. [2]