1. The first Thanksgiving in Pennsylvania was celebrated on November 29, 1681, when William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, declared a day of thanksgiving to celebrate the peace treaty he signed with the local Native American tribes.
2. On November 29, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, the Continental Army under General George Washington defeated British forces at the Battle of Whitemarsh, near Germantown, Pennsylvania.
3. Carnegie Mellon University, one of the premier research universities in the United States, was founded on November 29, 1900, as the Carnegie Technical Schools by Andrew Carnegie, the steel magnate and philanthropist.
4. On November 29, 1929, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, one of the largest art museums in the country and home to over 240,000 works of art, opened to the public.
5. Pennsylvania native and Hollywood icon, Ethel Waters, was born on November 29, 1896, in Chester, Pennsylvania. She was a pioneering African American singer and actress who broke race barriers on stage and screen.
5 Fun Facts About November 29 In Pennsylvania History
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