Portal:Philadelphia/Selected anniversaries/April


 * April 2, 1792 - The Philadelphia Mint is established by the United States Congress.
 * April 12, 1909 - Connie Mack Stadium, then known as Shibe Park, opened.
 * April 17, 1847 - The Evening Bulletin, which at one point would become the most circulated evening newspaper in the U.S., is founded.