1. On November 22, 1909, the Pennsylvania Railroad began operation of the world's first electrically powered train, which ran on a 13-mile stretch of track between Philadelphia and Paoli.

2. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The tragedy shook the nation, and Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton declared a day of mourning and ordered all state flags to be flown at half-staff on November 22.

3. On November 22, 1930, the first NFL game ever held on a Sunday was between the Pottsville Maroons and the Philadelphia Eagles. The Maroons won 25-0, and the Sunday games eventually became a staple of NFL tradition.

4. In 1863, Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin proclaimed November 22 as a day of Thanksgiving, following the Union Army's victory at the Battle of Gettysburg earlier that year.

5. On November 22, 1917, a massive fire erupted in the Baldwin Locomotive Works factory in Philadelphia, killing 20 workers and causing millions of dollars in damage. It remains one of the city's worst industrial disasters.