Pennsylvania Route 73 (PA 73) is a 62.51 miles (100.60 km) long east-west state highway in southeastern Pennsylvania. It runs from Pennsylvania Route 61 in Leesport to the New Jersey state line on the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge in Philadelphia, where it continues as New Jersey Route 73. Predating the Interstate and U.S. Highway Systems, the Skippack Pike, a modern section of the route, served as the primary connector between Philadelphia and the northwest suburbs.

The First Bank of the United States was a national bank chartered for a term of twenty years by the United States Congress on February 25, 1791. The bank was the successor to the Bank of North America, the nation's first de facto central bank. The bank was established to expand federal fiscal and monetary power, as promoted by Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton believed a national bank was necessary to stabilize and improve the nation's credit, and to improve handling of the financial business of the United States government under the newly enacted Constitution. Completed in 1797, the First Bank building is located within Independence National Historical Park, and is a National Historic Landmark for its historic and architectural significance.

Leonore Annenberg was a billionaire former Chief of Protocol of the United States. A prominent philanthropist, she was married to Walter Annenberg, who was an Ambassador to the United Kingdom and a business magnate. She served as the chairman and president of the Annenberg Foundation. Born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, she graduated from Stanford University. After her first two marriages ended in divorce, she married business magnate Walter Annenberg, who was appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1969. In her role as the ambassador's wife, Leonore directed a major renovation of the ambassador's official residence. The Annenbergs contributed to Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and upon his inauguration, Leonore was named Chief of Protocol, placing her in charge of advising the president, vice president, and Secretary of State on matters relating to diplomatic protocol. The Annenbergs became major philanthropists, donating money to education facilities, charitable causes, and the arts. Leonore served on many committees and boards as well. Following Walter Annenberg's death in 2002, she continued to donate money and promote the Annenberg Foundation.

• ... that Fox bought a Philadelphia TV station started by a Fox?
• ... that Leverington Cemetery has the most orbs and apparitions in Philadelphia?
• ... that William F. Gannon died before reforming the membership of the married men's sodality in Philadelphia?
• ... that a Philadelphia TV station shut down because of a family feud?
• ... that judge Robert Bork's leaked list of video rentals included movies such as Citizen Kane, The Philadelphia Story and Sixteen Candles?
• ... that queer pro-Palestinian protesters faced off against the 2024 Philadelphia Pride drumline?
• ... that Armand Ceritano acquired a Philadelphia hotel for "a smile and a handshake" – and $20, borrowed from others?
• ... that a rabbit played for the Philadelphia Eagles – as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos, that will be a home run. And so that will make it a 4–0 ballgame?

• February 2, 1854 - The Act of Consolidation is passed, consolidating all of Philadelphia County into the City of Philadelphia.
• February 5, 1824 - The Franklin Institute is founded by Samuel Vaughan Merrick and William H. Keating.
• February 12, 1875 - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Philadelphia is elevated to level of Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
• February 25, 1957 - The body of unsolved murder victim Joseph Augustus Zarelli, unidentified until December 2022 and dubbed the "Boy in the Box", is found.

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