Scout wrote:
What city could possibly more American than Philadelphia, our nation's
original capital

Umm, no.

York Pennsylvania was the nation's original capital.

DSK

The nation's first capital was Philadelphia, then the great metropolis
of North America with a population of more than 40,000. In December
1776, however, in the face of advancing British forces, the
Continental Congress hurriedly adjourned to Baltimore (capital #2).

Matters deteriorated anew in September. With Philadelphia at the point
of capture, Congress again bolted, this time heading for Lancaster,
Pennsylvania (capital #3). There it met for exactly one day before
deciding the Brits were still too close for comfort. The delegates
forthwith repaired to York (capital #4), which was safely on the other
side of the Susquehanna River.

the capital drifted from Princeton (#5) to Annapolis (#6), Trenton
(#7), and finally New York (#8),

DC was # 9

Scotty

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/041210.html


"DSK" wrote in message
.. .
Scout wrote:
What city could possibly more American than Philadelphia, our
nation's
original capital

Umm, no.

York Pennsylvania was the nation's original capital.

DSK

correct except for one problem: the capital is still NY.
we just keep the idiots in washington.
gf.


"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
The nation's first capital was Philadelphia, then the great metropolis
of North America with a population of more than 40,000. In December
1776, however, in the face of advancing British forces, the
Continental Congress hurriedly adjourned to Baltimore (capital #2).

Matters deteriorated anew in September. With Philadelphia at the point
of capture, Congress again bolted, this time heading for Lancaster,
Pennsylvania (capital #3). There it met for exactly one day before
deciding the Brits were still too close for comfort. The delegates
forthwith repaired to York (capital #4), which was safely on the other
side of the Susquehanna River.

the capital drifted from Princeton (#5) to Annapolis (#6), Trenton
(#7), and finally New York (#8),

DC was # 9

Scotty

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/041210.html


"DSK" wrote in message
.. .
Scout wrote:
What city could possibly more American than Philadelphia, our
nation's
original capital

Umm, no.

York Pennsylvania was the nation's original capital.

DSK

Scott Vernon wrote:
The nation's first capital was Philadelphia, then the great metropolis
of North America

Can't argue with 'The Straight Dope.'

Did you read about the Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919?

DSK

No, but I saw the story about it on the History channel.

Real life is better than fiction.

Scotty


"DSK" wrote in message
. ..
Scott Vernon wrote:
The nation's first capital was Philadelphia, then the great
metropolis
of North America

Can't argue with 'The Straight Dope.'

Did you read about the Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919?

DSK

Scott Vernon wrote:
Real life is better than fiction.


Yep. I keep saying that history is like a soap opera, only the people
wear less make-up and it's far far less predictable.

DSK

On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 07:03:23 -0500, DSK wrote
this crap:

Scott Vernon wrote:
The nation's first capital was Philadelphia, then the great metropolis
of North America

Can't argue with 'The Straight Dope.'

Did you read about the Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919?

DSK


I saw it on TV. It was on the History Channel.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

Horvath wrote:
I saw it on TV. It was on the History Channel.

I'm impressed that you turned off your Nintendo long enough to watch it.

DSK

On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 07:14:03 -0500, DSK wrote
this crap:

Horvath wrote:
I saw it on TV. It was on the History Channel.

I'm impressed that you turned off your Nintendo long enough to watch it.


I don't have a nintendo, dumbass.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

Yeah, Doug...everyone knows he has a GameBoy...

"Horvath" wrote in message
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On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 07:14:03 -0500, DSK wrote
this crap:

Horvath wrote:
I saw it on TV. It was on the History Channel.

I'm impressed that you turned off your Nintendo long enough to watch it.


I don't have a nintendo, dumbass.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!