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美国第五大城市费城,位于宾夕法尼亚州东南部,人口大约200万。费城在美国的发展和美国人心中有着十分重要的地位,这不是因为它是美国最古老的城市之一,而是因为它有着非同一般的历史——1776年7月4日,13个英属美洲殖民地在这里发表《独立宣言》,宣布脱离英国统治,从此世界上有了“美利坚合众国”这个名字,有了星条旗,不久费城也成了美国第一个首都,直至1800年迁往华盛顿。
Philadelphia, the fifth largest city in the United States, is located in southeastern Pennsylvania with a population of about 2 million. Philadelphia has a very important place in the development of the United States and in the hearts of the Americans, not because it is one of the oldest cities in the United States, but because of its unusual history - July 4, 1776, and 13 British It is here that the American colonies issued the “Declaration of Independence,” declaring their independence from British rule. From there, the name “United States of America” became known in the world. With the stars and stripes, Philadelphia soon became the capital of the United States until it was relocated in 1800 Washington.