March 4 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1681, to satisfy a debt, England's King Charles II granted a royal charter, deed and the governorship of Pennsylvania to William Penn. Penn founded Philadelphia -- the one-time capital of the United States and now the state's largest city -- a year later. Advertisement In 1789, the U.S. Congress met for the first time, in New York City. In 1791, Vermont was admitted to the United States as the 14th state. In 1797, John Adams took the oath of office