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The song was written and composed by former prison administrator Eddie Khoury [1] and Ronnie Bonner, and serves as the official state song for all public purposes. State Representative Frank L. Oliver introduced the bill for the song, and it was adopted by the Pennsylvanian General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Robert P. Casey on November 29, 1990.
Pennsylvania firefly (Photuris pennsylvanica) December 5, 1988 [4] [16] Motto "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" 1778 [17] Nickname "Keystone State" c. 1800 [17] Seal: Seal of Pennsylvania: 1791 [17] Ship: US Brig Niagara: April 29, 1988 [6] [18] Song "Pennsylvania" November 29, 1990 [19] [20] Steam locomotive: K4s 1361 and K4s 3750: December ...
"Hail, Pennsylvania!" (Pennsylvania German: Haagel, Pennsylvanie!) is a song written by Edgar M. Dilley (Class of 1897) as a submission to a University of Pennsylvania alumni committee-sponsored contest to write a song to the tune of "God Save the Tsar!", the national anthem of Imperial Russia, by Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov.
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed on September 17, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia . [ 1 ]
Liberty's Kids (stylized on-screen as Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776) is an American animated historical fiction television series produced by DIC Entertainment, and originally aired on PBS Kids from September 2, 2002, to April 4, 2003, with reruns airing on most PBS stations until October 10, 2004.
A Pennsylvania school district's decision to remove a song from a recent student choral concert has divided the community and spurred a review by a civil rights group. "There was no right decision ...
It then met in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for one day (September 27, 1777) and in York, Pennsylvania, for nine months (September 30, 1777 to June 27, 1778), where the Articles of Confederation were approved in November 1777. The Second Continental Congress again returned to Independence Hall, for its final meetings, from July 2, 1778, to March 1 ...
“AAUW stresses voter education. We believe this is a case where it’s wise to plan ahead,” the organization’s public policy co-chairs write.