• fall of Philadelphia in 1390 marked the conquest of the last independent Christian Greek settlement in western Asia Minor to the Muslim Ottomans of the...
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  • Philadelphia soul, sometimes called Philly soul, the Philadelphia sound, Phillysound, or The Sound of Philadelphia (TSOP), is a genre of late 1960s–1970s...
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    Philadelphia, commonly referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia is the nation's sixth-most populous...
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  • The duo consisted of Daryl Hall and John Oates, both of Philadelphia. Prior to making this album, the duo made numerous demos, some of which were released...
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    and Ottoman raiding continued until only Philadelphia remained in Byzantine hands and only so by payment of a tribute. Throughout the civil war the Byzantines...
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    2013. Philadelphia 1777: Taking the Capital, Clement, p. 23 McGuire, Thomas J.; The Philadelphia Campaign: Volume 1: Brandywine and the Fall of Philadelphia;...
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    The Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) was a British military campaign during the American Revolutionary War designed to gain control of Philadelphia, the...
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    member of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizens Bank Park, located in the South Philadelphia Sports...
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  • Everything." In John A. Jackson's book A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul (2004), Sigma Sound Studios founder and engineer Joe Tarsia...
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    The fall of man, the fall of Adam, or simply the Fall, is a term used in Christianity to describe the transition of the first man and woman from a state...
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  • The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area...
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    and Fall of Philadelphia Soul. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514972-6. Martin, Bill (1998), Listening to the Future: The Time of Progressive...
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    in the basement of Zion Reformed Church in what present-day Center City Allentown, just prior to Philadelphia's September 1777 fall to the British. In...
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    The Philadelphia Experiment was an alleged event claimed to have been witnessed by an ex-merchant mariner named Carl M. Allen at the United States Navy's...
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    currency and supplies of all types were difficult to come by. In 1777 Washington was again defeated in the defense of Philadelphia, but sent critical support...
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  • Legends of the Fall is a 1994 American epic Western drama film directed by Edward Zwick, and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond...
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    produced by Bell. Recorded at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios, the house band MFSB provided the backing. The production of the song gives it a smooth...
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    during the Revolutionary War and the fall of Philadelphia. The First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia in 1774 in response to escalating tensions...
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    "There I go falling in love again" by Chiquita Green.[citation needed] According to the book A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul, by...
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    Russell Thompkins Jr. (category Singers from Philadelphia)
    29, 2014. Jackson, John A (2004). A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul. USA: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514972-2. CORRESPONDENT...
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  • Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the...
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    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American sitcom created by Rob McElhenney and developed with Glenn Howerton for FX. It premiered on August 4, 2005...
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  • Linda Creed (category Musicians from Philadelphia)
    Bell to produce some of the most successful Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. Born in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia in December 1948, Creed...
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    Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (category Philadelphia International Records singles)
    Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14. A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul, John A. Jackson, 2004, page 228 Kelefa Sanneh (2021). Major...
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  • Thom Bell (category Musicians from Philadelphia)
    producer, arranger, and songwriter known as one of the creators of Philadelphia soul in the 1970s. Hailed as one of the most prolific R&B songwriters and producers...
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    Rise And Fall Of Philadelphia Soul. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-534880-4. Retrieved May 9, 2012. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden...
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  • The following is a list of The Fall Guy TV series episodes that aired on ABC from 1981 through 1986 starring Lee Majors. The Fall Guy (TV Series 1981–1986)...
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  • "Streets of Philadelphia" is a song written and performed by American rock musician Bruce Springsteen for the 1993 film Philadelphia, starring Tom Hanks...
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  • although it remains a distinct dialect of its own. Philadelphia and Baltimore accents together fall under what Labov describes as a single Mid-Atlantic...
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    city-county of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The population density was 4,337.3/km2 (11,233.6/mi2). There were 661,958 housing units at an average density of 1,891...
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