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1. "Father of the Underground Railroad."
2. "Mother Father Sister Brother," the house band for Philadelphia International Records.
3. 1774 gathering of colonial delegates at Carpenters' Hall to coordinate response to British policies.
4. 1857 opera house, oldest in America still used for its original purpose.
5. 1893 terminal building, now housing the Reading Terminal Market.
6. 1908 opera house on North Broad, restored and reopened 2018.
7. 1917 Philadelphia transit strike
8. 1918 Influenza Epidemic
9. 1950s-60s urban renewal that replaced the "Chinese Wall" of elevated rail tracks with a modernist office district.
10. 1951 Philadelphia Home Rule Charter
11. 1967 NBA Finals
12. 1975 Stanley Cup Finals
13. 1980s-1990s drug crisis that devastated neighborhoods across North and West Philadelphia.
14. 1987 skyscraper that controversially broke the "gentlemen's agreement" limiting building heights to below William Penn's hat.
15. 19th Street Bridge
16. 2012 building by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects housing the Barnes Collection.
17. 2017 NFC Championship Game
18. 2017 Philadelphia Eagles Season
19. 2018 skyscraper, Philadelphia's tallest building at 1,121 feet.
20. 24-hour South Philadelphia diner.
21. 35-foot bronze statue atop City Hall.
22. 76ers center, three-time MVP.
23. 76ers power forward, Hall of Famer.
24. 9th Street (Philadelphia)
25. ABC affiliate, known for "Action News."
26. ABC drama set in Philadelphia.
27. Abington Friends School
28. Academy Award-winning actress, later Princess of Monaco.
29. Acela
30. Actor and singer, Tony winner for Hamilton.
31. Actor known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Bones.
32. Actor known for The Jeffersons.
33. Actress from Pasadena but raised in Philadelphia.
34. African American abolitionist, writer, and poet.
35. African Methodist Episcopal Church
36. Albert Gallatin
37. All-female academic magnet school, oldest public high school for girls in the United States.
38. All-female school in Bryn Mawr.
39. All-female school in Rosemont.
40. All-male prep school in Haverford.
41. All-purpose Eagles running back widely considered one of the best in franchise history; famous for kneeling down in the 2003 Dallas game to preserve a win.
42. All-sports radio station.
43. Alternative weekly that ceased publication.
44. America's first art museum and art school, founded in 1805. Historic building designed by Frank Furness.
45. America's first hospital, founded 1751, now part of Penn Medicine.
46. America's oldest ice cream company (founded 1861), with its flagship location in Reading Terminal Market.
47. America's oldest surviving botanic garden, along the Schuylkill River.
48. America's oldest surviving botanic garden.
49. America's oldest theater, founded in 1809.
50. American Anti-Slavery Society