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.
The 2015 Major League Baseball regular season begins on Sunday, April 5 when the Cardinals play at the Cubs (8 p.m., ESPN). St. Louis â Chicago is the only MLB game that day. The rest of the baseball world will kick things off on Monday, April 6, highlighted by Blue Jays at Yankees at 1:05 p.m. and Red Sox at Phillies at 3:05 p.m.