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Celebrities come out for opener of World Series...cheer on Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and Kelly, of "Friday Night Lights," was in captain Derek Jeter 's suite as New York and Philadelphia played Game 1 on Wednesday. Alec Baldwin , Matthew McConaughey , NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon ,... In this article: World Series, Yankees, New York, George Steinbrenner, Minka Kelly, Kate Hudson, Nascar, Jill Biden, Wcbs-am, and Mark Messier |
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BBC News | October 09, 2009
Spielberg receives humanity award
...US President Bill Clinton presented the award Oscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg has received an honour for his artistic and humanitarian work at a ceremony in Philadelphia. Former US President Bill Clinton presented the...
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Kansas City Star | October 08, 2009
Steven Spielberg receives Liberty Medal in Philly
...receives Liberty Medal award in Philly Former President Bill Clinton applauds filmmaker Steven Spielberg during the 2009 Liberty Medal ceremony in Philadelphia, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. More News Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has been...
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Inquirer Local and Regional News | October 04, 2009
Honoring real-world Spielberg
...arguably the least understood." To better understand "the unpretentious guy in the baseball cap," as Philadelphia lawyer Stephen A. Cozen described Spielberg, know that the filmmaker wears multiple hats. (Cozen's family foundation works...
In this article: Steven Spielberg, Schindler's List, Sid Sheinberg, Roger Ebert, Universal Studios, Amblin', Saving Private Ryan, and Jurassic Park
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NBC | October 08, 2009
Inside Weather: Great Day for a Game
Inside Weather: Great Day for a Game Steven Spielberg will receive the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia today.
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Philadelphia (pronounced: /ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə/) is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States.
In 2008, the population of the city proper was estimated to be over 1.4 million, while the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area's population of 5.8 million made it the country's fifth-largest. The city is the nation's fourth-largest urban area by population and its fourth-largest consumer media market as ranked by the Nielsen Media Research. It is the county seat of Philadelphia County (with which it is coterminous). Popular nicknames for Philadelphia include Philly and The City of Brotherly Love, from Greek: Φιλαδέλφεια, IPA: /pron/, Modern Greek: IPA: /[filaˈðɛlfia]/, "brotherly love" from φίλος, (philos, love), and αδελφός (adelphos, brother).
A commercial, educational, and cultural center, the city was once the second-largest in the British Empire (after London), and the social and geographical center of the original 13 American colonies.
Ben Franklin took a large role in Philadelphia's early rise to prominence. It was in this city that many of the ideas, and subsequent actions, gave birth to the American Revolution and American Independence, making Philadelphia a centerpiece of early American history. It was the most populous city of the young United States, and served as one of the nation's many capitals during the Revolutionary War and after. Following the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, it was the temporary national capital from 1790 to 1800 while Washington, DC was under construction.
- Name:
- City of Philadelphia
- Also Known As:
- "Philly", "City of Brotherly Love","The City that Loves you Back", "Cradle of Liberty", "The Quaker City", "The Birthplace of America","The City of Neighborhoods"
- Type:
- City
- Motto:
- "Philadelphia maneto" ("Let brotherly love endure")
- Founding Date:
- October 27, 1682
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 135
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 127.4
- Land Area (km):
- 326.144
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 7.6
- Water Area (km):
- 19.6
- Metro Area (km):
- 11989
- Urban Area (km):
- 4660.7
- Elevation (ft):
- 39
- Elevation (m):
- 12
- Urban Population:
- 5325000
- Time Zone:
- EST
- Website:
- http://www.phila.gov
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