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A section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, collapses after a tanker truck catches fire under an overpass.
2023-06-11

Three people are killed and eleven others wounded in a mass shooting in the South Street neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
2022-06-4

Many major cities around the United States implement curfews meant to prevent a second night of riots, including Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Rochester, Salt Lake City, and Seattle.
2020-05-30

A group of United States mayors forms ""Mayors Against Discrimination"" in the wake of recent discriminatory laws enacted in North Carolina and Mississippi against LBGT individuals. The founding members are city leaders from Honolulu, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Oakland, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Seattle, Tampa, and Washington, D.C.
2016-04-8

An Amtrak train derails in the Port Richmond neighborhood of the American city of Philadelphia causing cars to roll over. At least 5 people have been killed, 50 people are injured in the derailment.
2015-05-12

Two students, a male and a female in stable condition, are each shot in the arm by an at-large gunman, who may be a student, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Delaware Valley Charter School high school. [http:--news.msn.com-crime-justice-police-2-philadelphia-high-school-students-shot (MSN)]date=April 2020
2014-01-17

A building explosion and collapse in Philadelphia causes injuries to at least eight people.
2013-07-29

The funeral of American entertainer Whitney Houston is held at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey.
2012-02-18

The New Jersey state Senate passes a bill to legalize marriage for same-sex couples by a vote of 24-16.
2012-02-13

In the U.S., the Agriculture Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives votes to issue a subpoena to Jon Corzine, former Governor of New Jersey, in connection with the collapse of MF Global and the disappearance of customer funds.
2011-12-2