{"slug": "harrisburg-pennsylvania", "label": "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisburg%2C_Pennsylvania", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25280", "qid": "Q25280", "description": "capital city of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and seat of Dauphin County", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1787, 1915], "span_label": ["1787 CE", "1915 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "pennsylvania", "label": "Pennsylvania", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "whig-party-united-states", "label": "Whig Party (United States)", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "philadelphia", "label": "Philadelphia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "william-henry-harrison", "label": "William Henry Harrison", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-clay", "label": "Henry Clay", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "john-tyler", "label": "John Tyler", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1787, "year_label": "1787 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 3", "text": "March 3 – By a vote of 33 to 29, Harrisburg is approved as the new capital of Pennsylvania.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370561702#January–March", "title": "1787", "revid": 1370561702, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1812, "year_label": "1812 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 12", "text": "October 12 – The capital of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania is permanently moved from Lancaster to Harrisburg.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364673712#October–December", "title": "1812", "revid": 1364673712, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1836, "year_label": "1836 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December 4", "text": "December 4 – The Whig Party (United States) holds its first national convention, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368342504#October–December", "title": "1836", "revid": 1368342504, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1839, "year_label": "1839 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 6", "text": "December 6 – The Whig Party (United States), at its first ever national convention, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, nominates former U.S. Army General William Henry Harrison to be its candidate for President of the United States in the 1840 election. Although Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky has received 103 of the 128 necessary votes on the first ballot, he obtains only 90 on the final vote, while Harrison gets 148. Former U.S. Senator John Tyler is unanimously nominated for vice president.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360384794#October–December", "title": "1839", "revid": 1360384794, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1849, "year_label": "1849 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "September 1", "text": "September 1 – The first segment of the Pennsylvania Railroad, from Lewistown to Harrisburg, opens for service.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362576929#July–September", "title": "1849", "revid": 1362576929, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1915, "year_label": "1915 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "September 11", "text": "September 11 – The Pennsylvania Railroad begins electrified commuter rail service between Paoli and Philadelphia, using overhead AC trolley wires for power. This type of system is later used in long-distance passenger trains between New York City, Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373518749#September", "title": "1915", "revid": 1373518749, "section": "Events › September"}}]}