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On January 12, 2011, the Philadelphia Fight were one of seven teams to leave the AMNRL to form the new USA Rugby League. [4] [5] [6] On January 13, 2011, the league announced that Philadelphia Fight chairman Peter Illfield would be the league's first Chairman. [7] The Fight finished third over all in the 2011 regular season.
The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, [2] was the aerial bombing and destruction of residential homes in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by the Philadelphia Police Department during an armed standoff with MOVE, a black liberation organization.
It is 78 miles (126 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, 122 miles (196 km) west of Harrisburg (the state capital), and 226 miles (364 km) west of Philadelphia. A national memorial was created to honor the passengers and crew of Flight 93, who stopped the terrorists from reaching their target by fighting the hijackers. A temporary memorial to the 40 ...
A man involved in a fight at a Philadelphia train station was killed when he fell onto the tracks and was struck by a train, authorities said. The fight at the Southeastern Pennsylvania ...
Frank "Blinky" Palermo (January 26, 1905 – May 12, 1996) was an American organized crime figure and boxing promoter who surreptitiously owned prize fighters and fixed fights; he was best known for fixing the Jake LaMotta–Billy Fox fight in 1947. An associate of the Philadelphia crime family, Palermo also ran Philadelphia's biggest numbers ...
On January 13, 2011, the USARL announced that Peter Illfield, chairman of the Philadelphia Fight, would be the league's first chairman. [9] [10] The league's first event was a rugby league nines tournament in the Philadelphia area on May 28–29, 2011.
Gloria Casarez Historical Marker at City Hall, 1 S. Penn Sq., Philadelphia PA. The Gloria Casarez Residence, named in her honor, opened on May 14, 2019. Operated by Project HOME, the residence provides LGBTQ-friendly affordable housing for young adults who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or aging out of foster care.
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