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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

17th-18th centuries

19th century

1800s-1840s

1850s-1890s

20th century

1900s-1940s

1950-2000

21st century

See also

References

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Bibliography

Main article: Bibliography of Philadelphia

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