History in the 1700's?

Question: History in the 1700's!?

Does anyone know anything that happened in Philidelpphia 1750-1780 !?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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The Continental Congress met in 1776 and signed the declaration of Independence!.

Liberty Bell hung in 1776

Americas first hospital in the 1750sWww@QuestionHome@Com

Conditions in the city were poor at first, but by the 1750s living conditions had improved!.

A significant contributor to Philadelphia at the time was Benjamin Franklin!. Franklin helped improve city services and founded new ones, such as the American Colonies' first hospital!.

Due to Philadelphia's central location in the colonies, during the American Revolution the city was used as the location for the First Continental Congress before the war, the Second Continental Congress, which signed the United States Declaration of Independence, during the war, and the Constitutional Convention after the war

!. A number of battles during the war were fought in Philadelphia and its environs as well!. Unsuccessful lobbying after the war to make Philadelphia the United States capital helped make the city the temporary U!.S!. capital in the 1790s!.Www@QuestionHome@Com