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Age of Artists & Historical Pennsylvania Events

This chart compares the ages of the top ten artists along with important
historical events in Pennsylvania's State History. (Standard 8.2)

PA Historical Events

Artists & Ages B.
West
M. Cassatt T.
Eakins
C.  Beaux H.  Pippin S.
Davis
A.
Neel
A.
Wyeth
A.
Warhol
K.
Haring
K. Haring
Born 1738 1844 1844 1855 1888 1892 1900 1917 1928 1958 1958
Died 1820 1926 1916 1942 1946 1964 1984 ------ 1987 1990 1990
Lived to be 82 82 72 87 58 72 84 Living 59 32
W. Penn names colony Pennsylvania 1681                      
Walking Purchase 1737          
Liberty bell installed 1753 15           Age of the artist at the time of event.
French and Indian War 1754 16          
Armstrong's victory at Kittanning 1756 18                    
Battle of Bushy Run 1763 25          
1st Conestoga wagon built in Pa 1770 32          
Declaration of Independence 1776 38          
Battle of Valley Forge 1777 39          
Wyoming Massacre 1778 40          
Sullivan and Brodhead's Expedition 1778 40                    
Battle of Monmouth 1778 40          
Bill of Rights 1787 49          
Articles of Confederation 1787 49          
Fugitive Slave Law 1793 55          
Whiskey Rebellion 1794 56          
1st artificial waterway - Conewago Canal 1797 59                    
Battle of Lake Erie 1813 75          
PA Railroad Chartered 1846 2 2        
Edwin L. Drake drilled oil 1859 15 15 4      
Battle of Gettysburg 1863 19 19 8      
G. Westinghouse invents air brake 1869   25 25 14              
Declaration of Rights for Women 1876 32 32 21      
Railroad riots & Great Railroad Strike 1877   33 33 22              
1st Groundhog's Day 1887 43 43 32      
Johnstown Flood 1889 45 45 34 1      
Homestead Steel Industry Strike 1892 48 48 37 4      
Lattimer Massacre 1897 53 53 42 9 5    
1st Radio Station (KDKA) 1920 76 65 32 28 20 3  
Little League Baseball formed 1939   84 51 47 39 22 11  
1st modern highway (PA Turnpike) 1940       85 52 48 40 23 12    
Cable TV Invented 1948     60 56 48 31 20  
  B.
West
M. Cassatt T.
Eakins
C.  Beaux H.  Pippin S.
Davis
A.
Neel
A.
Wyeth
A.
Warhol
K.
Haring
K. Haring

Follow these links to learn more about some PA Historical Events
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/ppet/events.asp?secid=31
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/4547/eindex.html