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Pittsburgh (/ ˈ p ɪ t s b ɜːr ɡ / PITS-burg) is a city in and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.It is the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the 68th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census.
During the late eighteenth century, Doddridge was especially active, but unsuccessful, in advocating for a diocese comprising western Pennsylvania, western Virginia, and Ohio in the frontier Upper Ohio Valley. [4] In 1865, the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania was divided, and the western part became known as the Diocese of Pittsburgh. [5]
Political pundits frequently note the irony of holding the Pennsylvania Society in New York. In 2003, Ed Rendell suggested that the $20–$40 million economic impact from the event would best be directed to a city in Pennsylvania, but said "since I can't get a budget passed, I'm going to leave that for another day."
Asbury Park (/ æ z b ɛr i /) is a beachfront city located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.It is part of the New York metropolitan area. [23] [24] As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 15,188, [13] [14] a decrease of 928 (−5.8%) from the 2010 census count of 16,116, [25] [26] which in turn reflected a decline of 814 (−4.8% ...
The lobby occupies the western half of the ground level frontage on 125th Street; the eastern half of the frontage houses a store. [20] The original main lobby had a group of murals. [ 14 ] By the early 1970s, [ 16 ] the lobby had been redecorated with a montage of notable entertainers who appeared at the Apollo.
Although the eastern image of farm life on the prairies emphasizes the isolation of the lonely farmer and farm life, in reality, rural folk created a rich social life for themselves. They often sponsored activities that combined work, food, and entertainment such as barn raisings , corn huskings, quilting bees, [ 262 ] Grange meetings , [ 263 ...
Three Honolulu television stations — PBS member station KHET, TBN O&O KAAH, and multicultural independent KIKU — are served with a Notice of Violation by the FCC for failure to retransmit the monthly Emergency Alert System test on May 1 and failing to air the audio script on the March 1 test.
Pennsylvania State Representative Mark B. Cohen introduced the first transgender rights bills in Pennsylvania's history. [379] Kate Brown became the first openly bisexual governor in the United States, as governor of Oregon. [380] [381] [382] Jackie Biskupski was elected as the first openly gay mayor of Salt Lake City. [383]