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Preface Acknowledgments A Witch in Pennsylvania—1683 For Whom the Bell Cracked—1752 The Birth of a Nation—1776 Up, Up, and Away!—1793 An Expedition in Search of a Beginning—1803 The Eastern State Penitentiary—1829 The Christiana Riot­­—1851The Lost Children of the Alleghenies—1856 Well…That’s a Deep Subject—1859 The Battle of Gettysburg—1863 Memorial Day in Boalsburg—1864–1865 The Handprint on the Wall—1877 A Million-Dollar Baby Is Born—1879 Punxsutawney Phil—1887 Water, Water Everywhere and Way Too Much to Drink—1889 The Birth of Professional Football—1892Tragedy at 700 Feet Below—1911 Fill ’er Up: Convenience on the Road—1913 The First Armored Car Robbery in History—1927 Getting Gypped on the Jeep—1940The Road to the Future: The Pennsylvania Turnpike—1940 A Shrine for the Lion—1942 The Steagles—1943 The Toy That Walked into Fame—1945 The Death Fog—1948 The Homer by the Fielder—1960 A Greyhound Bus and a Load of Bananas—1965 Roswell Comes to Pennsylvania—1965 The Mysterious Demise of Dr. Bentley—1966 Siamese Twins Set a Precedent—1977 Thirty Minutes to Meltdown—1979 Heroes in the Sky—2001 A Potpourri of Pennsylvania Facts Bibliography and Further Reading Index About the Authors

It Happened in Pennsylvania

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    A Paperback by Fran Capo, Scott Bruce

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      Publisher: Globe Pequot
      Publication Date: 2/8/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780762764099, 978-0762764099
      ISBN10: 0762764090

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      Table of Contents
      Preface Acknowledgments A Witch in Pennsylvania—1683 For Whom the Bell Cracked—1752 The Birth of a Nation—1776 Up, Up, and Away!—1793 An Expedition in Search of a Beginning—1803 The Eastern State Penitentiary—1829 The Christiana Riot­­—1851The Lost Children of the Alleghenies—1856 Well…That’s a Deep Subject—1859 The Battle of Gettysburg—1863 Memorial Day in Boalsburg—1864–1865 The Handprint on the Wall—1877 A Million-Dollar Baby Is Born—1879 Punxsutawney Phil—1887 Water, Water Everywhere and Way Too Much to Drink—1889 The Birth of Professional Football—1892Tragedy at 700 Feet Below—1911 Fill ’er Up: Convenience on the Road—1913 The First Armored Car Robbery in History—1927 Getting Gypped on the Jeep—1940The Road to the Future: The Pennsylvania Turnpike—1940 A Shrine for the Lion—1942 The Steagles—1943 The Toy That Walked into Fame—1945 The Death Fog—1948 The Homer by the Fielder—1960 A Greyhound Bus and a Load of Bananas—1965 Roswell Comes to Pennsylvania—1965 The Mysterious Demise of Dr. Bentley—1966 Siamese Twins Set a Precedent—1977 Thirty Minutes to Meltdown—1979 Heroes in the Sky—2001 A Potpourri of Pennsylvania Facts Bibliography and Further Reading Index About the Authors

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