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Philadelphia is named for the Greek words for "love" and "brother" and is referred to as the "City of Brotherly Love."
Philadelphia served as the the nation's first capital in 1774.
The first hospital in the U.S., Pennsylvania Hospital, was built in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia saw the first Zoological garden in July 1874.
The first daily newspaper was published in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, 1784.
In 1946 Philadelphia became home to the first computer.
In Philadelphia in 1775 Johann Behrent built the first piano in America calling it under the name "Piano Forte."