The granting of the Charter to William Penn by King Charles II was immortalized by artist Violet Oakley (1874â1961) in one of thirteen murals she painted for the Governor's Reception Room in the Pennsylvania State Capitol. In addition, Quakers rejected all aspects of traditional English society.
MLB announces tentative 2016 schedule. Major League Baseball on Tuesday released its tentative 2016 regular-season schedule, starting with the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball game on April 3 with a matchup to be announced, and then featuring 13 games on the first convergence of Opening Day and Square Root Day: April 4, 2016.
When does the 2016-2017 NBA Season Start? The 2016-2017 NBA Season is set to being on Thursday October 25th, with 3 games being played that day. The remaining teams will open up the season over the course of the following 2 days. Each team will play 82 games and the season will come to a close on Wednesday, April 12th.