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Il y a 2 jours · In 2021, it ranked fourth among U.S. universities in research expenditures, according to the National Science Foundation. [13] The University of Pennsylvania's main campus is located in the University City neighborhood of West Philadelphia, and is centered around College Hall.
Il y a 3 heures · Pennsylvania ( / ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪniə / ⓘ, lit. 'Penn's forest country' ), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [b] ( Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanie ), [7] is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
The first (1774) and second (1775–76) Continental Congresses met in Philadelphia; the Declaration of Independence was signed there; and after the war the city became the capital of the short-lived Confederation and of the fledgling U.S. government.
Il y a 3 jours · Pittsburgh ( / ˈpɪtsbɜːrɡ / PITS-burg) is a city in and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, and the 68th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census.
Il y a 1 jour · Philadelphia is the state’s only first-class city and may have special legislation. Pittsburgh and Scranton are classified as second-class cities. The rest of Pennsylvania’s cities are designated as third-class. Smaller cities have various governmental forms, while boroughs have elected councils and mayors with limited powers.
Il y a 3 jours · Pennsylvania cities didn't break the top 10 in a recent U.S. News rankings of Best Places to Live in America, but the state has the fourth-highest number of towns on the list. Pennsylvania's eight cities to make the list were: Pittsburgh; Lancaster; Scranton; Harrisburg; Allentown; York; Reading and Philadelphia.
Il y a 2 jours · The signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 members of the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787; painting by Howard Chandler Christy. The Philadelphia Convention, which met in May 1787, was officially called for by the old Congress solely to remedy defects in the Articles of Confederation.
