Portal:Philadelphia/Selected anniversaries/October

• October 4, 1777 - American Revolutionary War: British troops repel an attack by General George Washington at the Battle of Germantown.
• October 7, 1952 - Bandstand, later called American Bandstand, premieres on WFIL-TV.
• October 25, 1701 – William Penn issues the Charter of 1701, establishing Philadelphia as a city.
• October 25, 1918 - The Benjamin Franklin Parkway opens to automobile traffic for the first time.