Portal:Philadelphia/Selected anniversaries/December

• December 9, 1981 - Police officer Daniel Faulkner is murdered, Mumia Abu-Jamal is later found guilty for the murder.
• December 20, 1853 - A bill is presented to the Pennsylvania Assembly for the Consolidation of Philadelphia.
• December 22, 1719 - Philadelphia's first newspaper, Andrew Bradford's American Weekly Mercury began publishing.
• December 29, 1870 - Philadelphia City Council eliminates the volunteer fire companies and creates a paid fire department.