The bear was held at bay by local businessman with pitchforks until his owner was able to calm him down and lead him back to the theater by a rope. In a house at 239 Arch Street, Betsy Ross fashioned the first American flag. His authority, Aunt Clarissa S. Wilson , was Betsy Ross's sister. The proud anecdote, passes down through the family, had somehow escaped generations of Revolutionary War historians and anecdote collectors. After examining a sketch, Ross suggested that five pointed starts would be more attractive than those with six points.
Hundreds rush to the top of the stands, and their collective weight cracks rotten timbers.
The stadium collapses to the street, killing 12 and injuring 232. Click here for lots of Fun Facts about the Philadelphia Phillies. Phil Brandenberger logged on to a system called Net Market Company, based in Nashua, New Hampshire, and ordered a compact disk. Every year in September on the day after Labor Day, the five-ton chandelier with 274 lights and thousands of crystals drifts gently down from 90 feet to hover above the audience's seats. This annual motorized journey is made under the watchful eye of chief electrician Ralph E. Amadie.