6ABC News: PHILADELPHIA BECOMES FIRST WORLD HERITAGE CITY IN US

Posted on November 7, 2015

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- America's birthplace has been named the country's first World Heritage City, putting it on par with Jerusalem, Cairo, Paris and other places recognized for their impacts on the course of human events. (...)

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