The following is a timeline of the

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of the city of

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

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, US.

18th century

* 1742 **

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is given what will become

Braddock's Field Braddock's Field is a historic battlefield on the banks of the Monongahela River, at Braddock, Pennsylvania, near the junction of Turtle Creek, about nine miles southeast of the "Forks of the Ohio" in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here, in 1755, was ...

. * 1754 ** January: Construction on Fort Prince George is started ** April 18: Fort Prince George is surrendered. ** April:

Fort Duquesne Fort Duquesne (, ; originally called ''Fort Du Quesne'') was a fort established by the French in 1754, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. It was later taken over by the British, and later the Americans, and developed a ...

established by French. * 1755 ** July 9: French and Indian forces defeat the

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. * 1758 ** September 14: The Battle of Fort Duquesne takes place ** November 25: British take

, rename it Pittsburgh (variously spelled). * 1760 ** Population: 464. * 1763 ** June 22:

Siege of Fort Pitt The siege of Fort Pitt took place during June and July 1763 in what is now the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The siege was a part of Pontiac's War, an effort by Native Americans to remove the Anglo-Americans from the Ohio C ...

begins ** August 20: Siege of Fort Pitt ends * 1764 ** The

Fort Pitt Blockhouse The Fort Pitt Block House (sometimes called Bouquet's Blockhouse or Bouquet's Redoubt) is a historic building in Point State Park in the city of Pittsburgh. It was constructed in 1764 as a redoubt of Fort Pitt, making it the oldest extant structur ...

is completed. * 1768 ** November 5: Fort Pitt is annexed into Pennsylvania with the signing of the

Treaty of Fort Stanwix The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was a treaty signed between representatives from the Iroquois and Great Britain (accompanied by negotiators from New Jersey, Virginia and Pennsylvania) in 1768 at Fort Stanwix. It was negotiated between Sir William J ...

. * 1786 ** ''

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'' newspaper begins publication. * 1787 ** Pittsburgh Academy established. * 1788 **

Allegheny County Allegheny County () is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Southwestern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,250,578, making it the state's seco ...

is created from parts of Westmoreland and

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counties. Allegheny County Sheriff's Office is established. ** Town of Allegheny is laid out north of Pittsburgh. ** September 17:

Treaty of Fort Pitt The Treaty of Fort Pitt, also known as the Treaty With the Delawares, the Delaware Treaty, or the Fourth Treaty of Pittsburgh, was signed on September 17, 1778, and was the first formal treaty between the new United States of America and any A ...

is signed. ** Mechanical Society organized. * 1792 ** Fort Pitt is abandoned by the U.S. Army. **

Fort Lafayette Fort Lafayette was an island coastal fortification in the Narrows of New York Harbor, built offshore from Fort Hamilton at the southern tip of what is now Bay Ridge in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The fort was built on a natural island ...

is established. * 1793 ** September 12: The

Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire (PBF) provides fire suppression and prevention for the City of Pittsburgh, as well as BLS response on medical details. In all, the bureau is responsible for with a population of 305,841 as of the 2013 Census estim ...

is established. * 1794 ** Pittsburgh is incorporated as a borough. ** The Pittsburgh Night Watchmen, the predecessor to the

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is established. ** August 1: Rebellious militiamen and farmers march on the city during the

Whiskey Rebellion The Whiskey Rebellion (also known as the Whiskey Insurrection) was a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington. The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax impo ...

* 1797 ** August 3: Fort Pitt is officially decommissioned by the army and is subsequently demolished. * 1798 ** Gilkison Bookstore and Circulating Library in business. * 1800 ** Population: 1,565.

19th century

1800s-1840s

* 1803 ** Fort Lafayette serves as a staging base for the

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. ** McClurg iron foundry in business. * 1810 ** Eagle Fire Company formed. ** Population: 4,768. * 1811 ** Pittsburgh Engine Company in business. * 1812 ** Fort Lafayette serves as a supply base for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. * 1813 ** Pittsburgh Humane Society and Chemical and Physiological Society established. * 1815 ** Allegheny College is established. * 1814 ** Fort Lafayette is abandoned. ** Pittsburgh Permanent Library Company established. * 1816 ** March 18: Pittsburgh borough is incorporated as a city. **

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becomes mayor. * 1820 ** Population: 7,248. * 1825 ** Pittsburgh Apprentices' Library founded. * 1828 ** Town of Allegheny incorporated as a borough. ** City water pumping system put into effect for the Allegheny River. * 1829 ** City wards created: East, North, South, West. ** Western Division Canal in operation. * 1830 ** Population: 12,542. * 1831 ** Theban Literary Society organized. * 1832 ** African Education Society founded. ** The Flood of 1832. ** Cholera outbreak. * 1833 ** Pittsburg Theater built. * 1835 ** Board of Trade created. * 1838 ** Pittsburg Institute of Arts and Sciences incorporated. * 1840 ** Allegheny borough incorporated as a city. ** Pittsburgh and Beaver Canal opens. * 1841 **

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built on Grant Street. ** State

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of Colored Freemen held in city. * 1842 ** Sitdown strike by iron workers. * 1843 ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh established. * 1844 ** Allegheny Cemetery established. * 1845 ** April 10:

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. ** Delany's ''The Mystery'' newspaper begins publication. * 1846 **

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becomes part of city. ** '' Pittsburgh Dispatch'' newspaper begins publication. ** Odeon Hall opens. * 1847 ** Young Men's Mercantile Library & Mechanics Institute established. ** The Catholic Sisters of Mercy establish Mercy Hospital, the first hospital in Pittsburgh * 1849 ** St. Mary Cemetery established. ** Horne's in business. ** Manufacture of " Kier's Rock Oil" begins.

1850s–1890s

* 1851 ** Duff's Mercantile College and German Library Association established. ** St. Peter's Episcopal Church built. * 1852 **

Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was named ...

begins operating, linking the city with Philadelphia. * 1854 ** Cholera outbreak. * 1856 ** February: An informal

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is held in the city. * 1857 ** The

is established. * 1859 ** Lawrenceville-Pittsburgh railway begins operating. ** The first Sixth Street Bridge is created by John Roebling. * 1860 – Population: 49,221. * 1861 ** Jones and Laughlin Steel Company in business. **

Rodef Shalom Congregation Rodef Shalom Congregation is a National Register of Historic Places landmark in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, designed by architect Henry Hornbostel. Located on Fifth Avenue on the border of the Oakland and Shadyside neighborhoods, it houses Cong ...

built. ** The

Iron City Brewing Company Pittsburgh Brewing Company (formerly known as Iron City Brewing Company) is a beer company headquartered in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States best known for producing brands such as Iron City Beer, I.C ...

is established. * 1862 ** The

Allegheny Arsenal The Allegheny Arsenal, established in 1814, was an important supply and manufacturing center for the Union Army during the American Civil War, and the site of the single largest civilian disaster during the war. It was located in the community of ...

explosion. * 1865 ** Pittsburgh and Steubenville Railroad begins operating. * 1868 ** City expands to the east by annexing the borough of Lawrenceville and the townships of Pitt,

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, and Peebles. * 1869 ** December 11: Pennsylvania Female College founded. ** Westinghouse Air Brake Company in business. * 1870 ** May 28: The

Monongahela Incline The Monongahela Incline is a funicular located near the Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Designed and built by Prussian-born engineer John Endres in 1870, it is the oldest continuously operating funicular in the United Sta ...

opens * 1872 ** South Side becomes part of city. ** Trinity Cathedral built. * 1873 ** Duquesne Club founded. * 1875 **

Edgar Thomson Steel Works The Edgar Thomson Steel Works is a steel mill in the Pittsburgh area communities of Braddock and North Braddock, Pennsylvania, United States. It has been active since 1875. It is currently owned by U.S. Steel and is known as Mon Valley Works – E ...

in business near city. * 1876 ** February 2: The city loses its bid for a professional

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franchise in the newly established

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. ** February 22: The Allegheny Base Ball Club, a precursor to the modern-day

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

, is established. ** Chamber of Commerce established. ** Point Bridge opens. * 1877 ** February 20: The International Association for Professional Base Ball Players is founded in Pittsburgh. ** Railroad strike. ** Duquesne Incline funicular begins operating. * 1878 ** June 8: The

Pittsburgh Allegheny The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

professional baseball club folds. ** Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost opens. **

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is established. * 1879 ** '' Zion's Watch Tower'' begins publication. ** "Old Residents of Pittsburgh and Western Penna." established. * 1881 ** November 15: Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions formed at Turner Hall. ** Population: 156,381. * 1882 ** Allegheny baseball team is established and begins play in the

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. ** Historical Society of Pittsburg and Western Pa. formed. * 1883 ** Smithfield Street Bridge opens. * 1884 ** '' Evening Penny Press'' newspaper begins publication. ** August 22: Baseball's Chicago Browns of the

Union Association The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for just the 1884 season. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season. Seven of the twelve teams who were in the Association at some poi ...

relocate to Pittsburgh and become the

Pittsburgh Stogies The Pittsburgh Stogies was the name of three historic professional baseball teams representing Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. * Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies (1884), a major league baseball team that played in the Union Association * Pittsburgh Re ...

. ** September 18: The Union Association's Pittsburgh Stogies disband. * 1885 ** Kaufmann's department store in business. ** The Winter Garden opens * 1886 ** September: Racial unrest. ** Westinghouse Electric Company in business. ** Calvary Catholic Cemetery founded. ** The Allegheny County Jail is constructed. * 1887 ** Baseball's Pittsburgh Alleghenys leave the

for the

. ** The Pittsburgh Keystones, a

Negro league baseball The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...

club, begins play in the

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; however, the league and team fold within a week. * 1888 ** Pittsburg Reduction Co. (later Alcoa) in business. ** Allegheny County Courthouse rebuilt. ** September: Allegheny County centennial. * 1889 ** Schenley Park is created * 1890 **

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Pittsburgh Burghers The Pittsburgh Burghers were a baseball team in the Players' League, a short-lived Major League that existed only for the 1890 season. The team included a number of players who had jumped from the National League's Pittsburgh Alleghenys (now the ...

represent the city in short-lived

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. ** The third Exposition Park opens. ** Allegheny Athletic Association fields their

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team. ** September 1: The first triple-header in Major League Baseball history is played between the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and the

Pittsburgh Innocents The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

** October 11: The Pittsburgh Panthers football team plays its first-ever football game. ** Schenley Park established. **

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in business. ** National Slavonic Society headquartered in city. **

Duquesne Traction Company The Duquesne Gardens (officially Duquesne Garden until 1940 and The Gardens afterward) was the main sports arena located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the first half of the 20th century. Built in 1890, the building originally served as a tr ...

is built as a trolley barn. * 1891 ** The newly created

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adopts "Pittsburg" as its standard spelling of the name of Pittsburgh. ** Dravo shipbuilder in business. ** The

's Pittsburgh baseball club gains the then-unofficial nickname "Pirates". **

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fields their

team. ** Duquesne University first fields its American football

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. * 1892 ** Carnegie Steel Company in business. ** St. Stanislaus Kostka Church built. ** The second Sixth Street Bridge is built by engineer Theodore Cooper for the Union Bridge Company. ** July 6:

Homestead Steel Strike The Homestead strike, also known as the Homestead steel strike, Homestead massacre, or Battle of Homestead, was an industrial lockout and strike that began on July 1, 1892, culminating in a battle in which strikers defeated private security agen ...

takes place. **

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of Pittsburg and Allegheny founded. ** November 12: Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first professional

player, as a member of the Allegheny Athletic Association, in a game against the

. * 1893 ** Children's Home of Pittsburgh established. **

Ben "Sport" Donnelly Benjamin Shenstone "Sport" Donnelly (October 18, 1869 – August 3, 1922) was an American football player and coach. He was the second-ever known professional football player, behind Pudge Heffelfinger. He was paid $250 for one game on November ...

of the Allegheny Athletic Association becomes the first professional American football coach. **

Grant Dibert Grant Dibert was an early professional football player with the Pittsburgh Athletic Club and the Allegheny Athletic Association. As a fullback, his primary team was the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, whom he played for from the team's founding in 1890 ...

of the Pittsburg Athletic Club becomes the first American football player to sign and be kept under to the first known professional football contract. * 1894 ** Fifth Avenue High School built. * 1895 **

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and

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founded. ** Pittsburgh Arts Society founded. ** May 29:

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opens ** September: The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club football team is formed. ** December 30: The very first

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game is played inside the city, held at the Schenley Park Casino. * 1896 ** Carnegie Museum of Natural History is established. **

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is established. ** November 17: The Pittsburgh-based

Western Pennsylvania Hockey League The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL) was an originally amateur and later professional ice hockey league founded in 1896 and existing through 1909. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the league became the pre-eminent ice hockey league in ...

began its inaugural season. ** December 17: Schenley Park Casino is destroyed by fire. ** December 18: Western Pennsylvania Hockey League suspends operations for the remainder of the season. No championship is awarded. ** The Duquesne Traction Company is renovated and opens as the

Duquesne Gardens The Duquesne Gardens (officially Duquesne Garden until 1940 and The Gardens afterward) was the main sports arena located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the first half of the 20th century. Built in 1890, the building originally served as a tr ...

. * 1897 ** Immaculate Heart of Mary Church dedicated. ** Station Square first opens as the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Complex. * 1898 **

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becomes the first-ever owner of an American football team when he takes over the payments of the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club team. **

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station, now Landry's, Inc.'s the Grand Concourse restaurant in Station Square Plaza in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a building constructed in 1898. Into the 1960s, the station was the depot for the passenger ra ...

built. ** Pittsburgh Zoo opens on Tuesday, 14 June 1898. ** Kennywood Park opens ** December 3: The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeats the Western Pennsylvania All-Stars in the very first all-star game for professional American football. ** The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League is re-established and use the Duquesne Gardens as their venue. The

goes on win the league's first title. * 1899 ** April 4: the

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is established. **

Pittsburgh Brewing Company Pittsburgh Brewing Company (formerly known as Iron City Brewing Company) is a beer company headquartered in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States best known for producing brands such as Iron City Beer, I.C ...

formed. * 1900 ** March: Pittsburgh Athletic Club wins their second title in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. **

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established. ** The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club football team folds. ** Homestead Library & Athletic Club football team wins the professional

championship. **

Pittsburgh Bankers The Pittsburgh Bankers were one of the earliest professional ice hockey clubs. The club was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, the first league to openly hire hockey players, from 1899–1 ...

ice hockey team is established. ** Population: 321,616.

20th century

1900s-1940s

* 1901 ** Pittsburgh Athletic Club wins their third title in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. ** The

win their first National League title. ** November 30: The Homestead Library & Athletic Club football team wins the professional football championship. * 1902 ** January 1: The

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is established. ** Ice hockey's

Pittsburgh Victorias The Pittsburgh Victorias were one of the earliest professional ice hockey teams. The club was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and were members of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, the first league to openly hire hockey players, from 1902� ...

are established ** The Pittsburgh Keystones win the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League title. ** Harry Peel, of the Pittsburgh Keystones admits that he was paid $35 a week to play in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, becoming one of the first openly professional ice hockey players. **

and Children's Institute of Pittsburgh established. ** Frick Building constructed. ** The

win their second National League title. ** November 29: The Pittsburg Stars win the first National Football League's championship. * 1903 ** The

win their first Western Pennsylvania Hockey League title. ** Union Station, Wabash Tunnel, and McCreery's department store open. ** The

win their third National League title. ** October 1–13: The first modern

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is played between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Americans. * 1904 ** January 17: The Pittsburgh Keystones withdrew from the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. ** The

win the

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for the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. **

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built. ** Wabash Railroad begins operating. ** July 31: Construction begins on Immaculate Heart of Mary Church ** Gayety Theater opens. ** The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League ceases operations. ** The Pittsburgh Victorias cease operations. ** The

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becomes the city's representative in the

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. * 1905 ** Nickelodeon opens. ** December 3: Immaculate Heart of Mary Church opens * 1906 ** Saint Paul Cathedral built. ** G. C. Murphy variety shop in business. * 1907 ** Allegheny becomes part of Pittsburgh. ** Frank & Seder in business. ** The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League is re-established ** The Pittsburgh Lyceum ice hockey team is established. ** December: The first known trade of professional hockey players takes place as the

Pittsburgh Lyceum The Pittsburgh Lyceum Club, or Pittsburgh Lyceum, was a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League from 1907 to 1908 and played all of its games at Duquesne Garden. ...

sends Harry Burgoyne to the

for Dutch Koch. * 1908 ** The Pittsburgh Bankers win their second title in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. ** Beechview becomes part of city. ** Pittsburgh Athletic Association organized. ** December 23: The Pittsburgh Lyceum ice hockey team folds. * 1909 ** February: The

Duquesne Athletic Club The Duquesne Athletic Club was a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that played for only one season in 1908–1909. It won the final championship of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL). History In 1908, the ...

wins the 1908–09 season title in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, as the team and the league formally fold. ** July–September: Pressed Steel Car Strike of 1909. ** Pittsburgh Aero Club founded. ** June 30: Forbes Field opens ** October 16: Pittsburgh Pirates win the

1909 World Series The 1909 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1909 season. The sixth edition of the World Series, it featured the National League champion Pittsburgh Pirates against the American League champion Detroit Tiger ...

* 1910 ** Economic Club of Pittsburgh active. **

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dedicated. ** May 10: The '' Pittsburgh Courier'' begins publication * 1911 ** Pittsburgh Public School District formed. ** The Syria Mosque is constructed ** July 19: the United States Geographic Board adopts "Pittsburgh" as its standard spelling of the city name, reversing its 20-year-old decision favoring "Pittsburg". * 1912 ** Homestead Grays, a

team is formed. ** The

Pittsburgh Filipinos The Pittsburgh Filipinos were a minor league baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team began play in 1912 in the United States Baseball League. The team played all of its home games at Exposition Park, located on Pittsburgh's No ...

of the

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were founded. * 1913 ** The Pittsburgh Filipinos move to the Federal League and become the Pittsburgh Stogies. ** April: Schoolchildren's protest. **

Concordia Club The O'Hara Student Center, formerly the Concordia Club, is a three-story, building on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh on O'Hara Street in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a contributing property to the Schen ...

building opens. * 1914 ** Regent Theatre opens. ** Pittsburgh Stogies are renamed Pittsburgh Rebels. * 1915 ** The Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets are founded by

Roy Schooley Roy Dunlap Schooley (April 13, 1880 – November 13, 1933) was a former hockey referee who later became the manager of both Duquesne Gardens, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets of the United States Amateu ...

. ** The Pittsburgh Rebels fold with the Federal League. **

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branch and Pittsburgh Musical Institute established. ** July 5: Construction begins on the

Pittsburgh City-County Building The Pittsburgh City-County Building is the seat of government for the City of Pittsburgh, and houses both Pittsburgh and Allegheny County offices. It is located in Downtown Pittsburgh at 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Built from 1 ...

. ** The Pittsburgh Panthers football team claim their first

national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

. * 1916 **

William Penn Hotel The Omni William Penn Hotel is a 23 floor (3 underground) hotel located at 530 William Penn Place on Mellon Square in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A variety of luminaries have stayed at the hotel, including John F. Kennedy. The hotel staf ...

in business. ** The Pittsburgh Winter Garden begins hosting ice skating and

. ** The Pittsburgh Panthers football team claim their second

. ** October 26: The Syria Mosque opens. * 1917 ** Union Trust Building and

open. ** December: The

is completed. * 1918 ** May 31: Czecho-Slovakia

Agreement Agreement may refer to: Agreements between people and organizations * Gentlemen's agreement, not enforceable by law * Trade agreement, between countries * Consensus, a decision-making process * Contract, enforceable in a court of law ** Meeting o ...

signed in Moose Hall. ** The Pittsburgh Panthers football team claims its third

. * 1920 **

KDKA (AM) KDKA () is a Class A, clear channel, AM radio station, owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. and licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Its radio studios are located at the combined Audacy Pittsburgh facility in the Foster Plaza o ...

radio begins broadcasting. ** October 2: The final triple-header in Major League Baseball history is played at Forbes Field. * 1921 **

Robert Morris University Robert Morris University (RMU) is a private university in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1921 and is named after Robert Morris, known as the "financier of the mericanrevolution." It enrolls nearly 5,000 students and offers 60 b ...

is established. ** The Pittsburgh Keystones, a

team is revised and begins play. ** American football's

J.P. Rooneys The J.P. Rooneys (or formally the James P. Rooneys) were an independent semi-professional American football team, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team was founded by Art Rooney, who is best known for being the founder of the Pittsburgh S ...

, the forerunners to the modern-day

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...

, are established as "Hope-Harvey" by Art Rooney. ** August 8: The first part of the

Boulevard of the Allies The Boulevard of the Allies is a mostly four-lane road in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, connecting Downtown Pittsburgh with the Oakland neighborhood of the city. Because of its lengthy name, locals sometimes refer to it as simply "The Boulevard ...

is dedicated. * 1922 ** The Negro league baseball's Pittsburgh Keystones cease operations. * 1923 ** The entire Boulevard of the Allies opened to traffic ** Centre Avenue

YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams in London, originally ...

opens. * 1924 ** Liberty Tunnel and

40th Street Bridge right The Washington Crossing Bridge, commonly known as the Fortieth Street Bridge, is an arch bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Allegheny River between the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Lawrenceville and the suburb of Millvale. H ...

open. * 1925 ** September 1: Pitt Stadium opens. ** October 15: Pittsburgh Pirates win the

1925 World Series The 1925 World Series was the championship series of the 1925 Major League Baseball season. A best-of-seven playoff, it was played between the National League (NL) pennant winner Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Senators. The Pirates def ...

become the city's first club in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

* 1926 ** University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning built. * 1927 **

Frick Park Frick Park is the largest municipal park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, covering . It is one of Pittsburgh's four historic large parks. History The park began when Henry Clay Frick, upon his death in 1919, bequeathed south of Clayto ...

Loew's Penn Theater, and Point Bridge open. ** The ''

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Descended from the ''Pittsburgh Gazette'', established in 1786 as the first newspaper published west of the All ...

'' and ''

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph The ''Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph'' was an evening daily newspaper published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1927 to 1960. Part of the Hearst newspaper chain, it competed with ''The Pittsburgh Press'' and the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' until bein ...

'' are formed from four pre-existing newspapers. ** Pittsburgh Symphony Society established. ** The Sixth Street Bridge is demolished and rebuilt. **

Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylva ...

opens. ** November 14: Gas explosion. * 1928 ** February 27: The

Benedum Center The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Stanley Theatre) is a theater and concert hall located at 237 7th Street in the Cultural District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Designed by the Philadelphia architectural firm Hoffman-He ...

opens ** Liberty Bridge opens. **

Josh Gibson Field Josh Gibson Field is a baseball venue located in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The field was known as Ammon Field or sometimes Ammons Field until 2008, when it was renamed for Baseball Hall of Fame player Josh Gibson. Gibson beg ...

opens as Ammon Field. * 1929 **

Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh (AAAP) is an Astronomical Organization founded on June 9, 1929, by Chester B. Roe and Leo J. Scanlon. Since its establishment, it has grown to have over 500 members and operates two observatories ...

founded. ** Koppers Tower built. ** The Pittsburgh Panthers football team claim their fourth

. * 1930 ** Grant Building constructed. ** March 18:

play their last hockey game. ** July 18: The Homestead Grays and the

Kansas City Monarchs The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri, and owned by J. L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 193 ...

play the first night baseball game in the city at Forbes Field. ** The Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets are re-established ** The first Crawford Grill is established. * 1931 ** Allegheny County Airport dedicated. **

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Pittsburgh Branch The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Pittsburgh Branch Office is one of two Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland branch offices ( the other is in Cincinnati). The Pittsburgh Office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland hosts one of two savings bond ...

built. **

Pittsburgh Crawfords The Pittsburgh Crawfords, popularly known as the Craws, were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team, previously known as the Crawford Colored Giants, was named after the Crawford Bath House, a recrea ...

, a

team is formed. ** The Pittsburgh Panthers football team claim their fifth

. * 1932 ** January 13: In

college basketball In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...

, the

City Game The City Game is an annual college basketball game between the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the Duquesne University Dukes. The term "City Game" is also used refer to women's basketball games played annually between the two universities ...

is first played between

Duquesne Dukes The Duquesne Dukes are the athletic teams of Duquesne University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Dukes compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Football and bowling, however ...

and the Pittsburgh Panthers **

Allegheny County Police Department The Allegheny County Police Department is a law enforcement agency in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The department provides law enforcement services to County property, including the Pittsburgh International Airport, the Allegheny County Airp ...

is established ** Gulf Tower and

West End Bridge The West End Bridge is a steel tied-arch bridge over the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, approximately below the confluence of the Allegheny River, Allegheny and Monongahela River, Monongahela Rivers. It connects the West End (Pittsburgh), ...

built. ** April 29:

Greenlee Field Greenlee Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, was one of few black-built and black-owned major league baseball field in the United States. The field was the dream of Gus Greenlee, owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords. In 1931, constru ...

opens * 1933 ** July 8:

football team is formed from members of the

and becomes as a member of the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

. **

Primanti Brothers Primanti Brothers (, ), sometimes called Primanti’s for short, is a chain of sandwich shops in the eastern United States. Since its founding in 1933 in Pittsburgh, Primanti's has become a cultural icon of the region. The chain is known for its ...

is established in the city's Strip District. ** November 6:

Pittsburgh mayoral election, 1933 The Mayoral election of 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1933. In a realigning election, Democrats regained control of the mayor's office for the first time in twenty-eight years; they have not relinquished this ...

held. ** South Tenth Street Bridge opens. * 1934 ** United States Post Office and Courthouse built. ** The Pittsburgh Panthers football team claim their sixth

. * 1935 ** The

undergoes

electrification Electrification is the process of powering by electricity and, in many contexts, the introduction of such power by changing over from an earlier power source. The broad meaning of the term, such as in the history of technology, economic histor ...

. ** May 25:

Babe Ruth George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Su ...

hits the final three home runs of his career as the

Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massachusetts. This article details the history of the Boston Braves, from 1871 to 1952, after which they moved to Milwaukee, and then to Atlanta. During it ...

lost to the Pirates, 11–7. His last home run cleared the right field stands roofline of Forbes Field, making him the first player to ever do so. ** September 8: The

Pittsburgh Shamrocks The Pittsburgh Shamrocks were a professional ice hockey team, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that played in the International Hockey League in 1935–36. The team played all of its home games at Duquesne Garden. During their lone season in ex ...

of the International Hockey League are established ** The

win their first Negro National League title * 1936 ** March:

Flood A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrol ...

. ** The

Detroit Olympics The Detroit Olympics were a minor league hockey team located in Detroit, Michigan that was a member of the Canadian Professional Hockey League 1927-29 and the International Hockey League 1929-36. The team played all of their home games at the D ...

move to Pittsburgh becoming the

Pittsburgh Hornets The Pittsburgh Hornets were a minor-league professional men's ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Contrary to popular belief, the Pittsburgh Hornets did not evolve from the International Hockey League's Pittsburgh Shamrocks. The ...

of the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary Minor league#Ice hockey, developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 AHL se ...

. ** The

Pittsburgh Americans The Pittsburgh Americans or Pittsburgh Amerks were a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1936 until 1937. The team was a member of the major-league American Football League and participated in the league's ...

of the second American Football League is formed. ** The

win their second Negro National League title. ** November 3: The

of the International Hockey League end their operations. ** The Pittsburgh Panthers football team claim their seventh

. ** Dapper Dan Charities is founded by ''

'' editor

Al Abrams Albert Edward Abrams (February 29, 1904 – March 3, 1977) was an American sportswriter who wrote for the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' from 1926 until his death in 1977, serving as its sports editor from April 1947 to March 1974. From 1936, he was f ...

. * 1937 ** Ohio River flood of 1937. ** The Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets fold for the final time. ** October 22: The Pittsburgh Americans football franchise folds ** November 20: The Homestead High-Level Bridge opens. ** The Pittsburgh Panthers football team claim their eighth

. * 1938 ** The

are sold and relocated to

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. **

is demolished. * 1939 ** The Dapper Dan Award is established. * 1940 ** American football's Pittsburgh Pirates are renamed the Pittsburgh Steelers. * 1941 ** Music Hall of the

Winter Garden at Exposition Hall The Winter Garden at Exposition Hall was a multi-purpose facility, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Joseph Stillburg. It stood on the current site of Point State Park. The facility consisted of three buildings: Main Hall, Mu ...

is demolished to secure scrap metal for the war effort during World War II. * 1942 **

United Steelworkers The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, commonly known as the United Steelworkers (USW), is a general trade union with members across North America. Headqua ...

headquartered in city. ** Machinery Hall of the Winter Garden at Exposition Hall is demolished to secure scrap metal for the war effort during World War II. * 1943 ** August: Due to manning shortages related to World War II, the

merge Merge, merging, or merger may refer to: Concepts * Merge (traffic), the reduction of the number of lanes on a road * Merge (linguistics), a basic syntactic operation in generative syntax in the Minimalist Program * Merger (politics), the comb ...

with the

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays ...

for the

1943 NFL season The 1943 NFL season was the 24th regular season of the National Football League. Due to the exodus of players who had left to serve in World War II, the Cleveland Rams were granted permission to suspend operations for this season, while the Ph ...

. ** October 5: Homestead Grays win the

1943 Negro World Series In the 1943 Negro World Series, the Washington Homestead Grays, champions of the Negro National League beat the Birmingham Black Barons, champions of the Negro American League, four games to three, with one tie. The games were played in seven di ...

baseball contest. ** Crawford Grill number 2, opens on the corner of Wylie Avenue and Elmore Street * 1944 **

Allegheny Conference on Community Development The Allegheny Conference on Community Development is a nonprofit, private sector leadership organization dedicated to economic development and quality of life issues for a 10-county region in southwestern Pennsylvania, United States centered aro ...

established. ** July 11: The 12th Major League Baseball All-Star Game is held at Forbes Field. ** August 15: Due to manning shortages related to World War II, the

with the

Chicago Cardinals The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois, as the Chicago Cardinals from 1898 to 1959 before relocating to St. Louis, Missouri, for the 1960 through 1987 seasons. Roots ca ...

for the

1944 NFL season The 1944 NFL season was the 25th regular season of the National Football League. The Boston Yanks joined the league as an expansion team. Also, the Triangles-Dodgers franchise changed their name to the Brooklyn Tigers for this one season befor ...

. ** September 24: Homestead Grays win the

1944 Negro World Series In the 1944 Negro World Series, the Washington Homestead Grays, champions of the Negro National League were matched against the Birmingham Black Barons, champions of the Negro American League, for the second year in a row. The Grays won the seri ...

baseball contest. * 1945 ** Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Foundation established. ** Arts and Craft Center opens in Shadyside. * 1946 ** Power strike. ** The

Pittsburgh Ironmen The Pittsburgh Ironmen were a charter member of the Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the National Basketball Association). The team was based in Pittsburgh and played at Duquesne Gardens. They ended their only season in the BAA i ...

of the Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

) begin play. **

Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (Pittsburgh CLO) is a nonprofit professional theater company based in the Cultural District of Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Despite its name, the organization presents musical theatre classics rather than ...

established. * 1947 **September 9: The ''

Island Queen The ''Island Queen'' was a series of two American sidewheeler steamboats built in 1896 and 1925 respectively. Both vessels were passenger carriers cruising along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers as both an excursion boat and tramp steamer. The fi ...

'' is destroyed in an explosion, killing 19, while docked in the

Monongahela River The Monongahela River ( , )—often referred to locally as the Mon ()—is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 river on the Allegheny Plateau in North Cen ...

. ** The Pittsburgh Ironmen cease operations. * 1948 ** October 5: Homestead Grays win the

1948 Negro World Series The 1948 Negro World Series was the championship tournament for the 1948 season of Negro league baseball. It was the seventh edition of the second incarnation of the Negro World Series and the eleventh overall played. It was a best-of-seven playof ...

. ** Crawford Grill number 3, located on the corner of Bidwell Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, is established.

1950s-1990s

* 1950 ** Population: 676,806. * 1951 ** July 2: The Main Hall of the

is demolished. ** The first Crawford Grill is destroyed in a fire. ** December 15: The

Fitzgerald Field House Fitzgerald Field House is a 4,122-seat multi-purpose athletic venue on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Fitzgerald Field House is named for Rufus Fitzgerald, a past chancellor (1945–1955) o ...

opens on the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the universit ...

campus. * 1952 ** The

won their first F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy, and their first

Calder Cup The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the American Hockey League. It was first presented in 1937 to the Syracuse Stars. The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany. In its curr ...

. ** Greater Pittsburgh Airport opens. ** Pittsburgh Aviary-Conservatory built. * 1953 **

Pittsburgh Photographic Library The Pittsburgh Photographic Library (PPL) is a photography repository held by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh of over 50,000 prints and negatives relating to history of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is also the name of the core coll ...

created. ** Alcoa Building constructed. * 1955 **

Mellon Square Mellon Square is an urban park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the first Modernism, Modernist park built above a parking garage. With its distinctive black, white and green geometric pa ...

laid out. ** The

win their second F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy and

. ** Crawford Grill number 3, located on the corner of Bidwell Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, formally closes. * 1956 ** January 10: The 3rd AHL All-Star Game is held at the Duquesne Gardens. ** The

relocate to

Rochester, New York Rochester () is a City (New York), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, the county seat, seat of Monroe County, New York, Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, ...

, becoming the

Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans (colloquially known as the Amerks) are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League; the team is an owned and operated affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, a ...

. **

is demolished * 1957 **

Grant Street Station Grant Street Station, also known as the B&O Pittsburgh Terminal, was a passenger rail station on Grant Street downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) announced plans for it on May 3, 1955, after selling the origin ...

opens. ** 26th Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played at Forbes Field. ** August 28: Work begins on the Fort Pitt Tunnel ** December 18: Shippingport Atomic Power Station commissioned near city. * 1958 ** WTAE-TV begins broadcasting. ** March 12:

Pittsburgh Civic Arena The Civic Arena, formerly the Civic Auditorium and later Mellon Arena, was an arena located in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Civic Arena primarily served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) ...

opens ** The

Gateway Clipper Fleet The Gateway Clipper Fleet, founded by John E. Connelly, is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based fleet of riverboats. The fleet cruises the three rivers of Pittsburgh - the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio. The fleet is named after the city of Pit ...

begins operations * 1959 ** June:

WRRK WRRK (96.9 FM, "96.9 BOB-FM") is a variety hits radio station licensed to Braddock, Pennsylvania, serving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and owned by Saul Frischling, through licensee WPNT Media Subsidiary, LLC. Its studios are located at 5000 McKnig ...

first broadcasts, as WLOA-FM. ** June 19: The

Fort Pitt Bridge The Fort Pitt Bridge is a steel, double-decked tied arch bridge, bowstring arch bridge that spans the Monongahela River near its confluence with the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It carries Interstate 376 between the Fort Pitt Tunn ...

opens. ** Three Rivers Arts Festival begins. ** Pittsburgh Theological Seminary formed. * 1960 **

Point Park College Point Park University is a private university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Formerly known as Point Park College, the school name was revised in 2004 to reflect the number of graduate programs being offered. History Beginnings The university bega ...

opens ** September 1: Fort Pitt Tunnel opens. ** October 13:

win

1960 World Series The 1960 World Series was played between the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League (NL) and the 1960 New York Yankees season, New York Yankees of the American League (AL) from October 5–13, 1960. In Game 7, ...

baseball contest. ** Original Hot Dog shop in business. * 1961 ** A second incarnation of the

is established for play in the

. * 1962 ** May 10: WDVE first airs, as KQV-FM. **

Winky's Winky's Hamburgers was a chain of hamburger fast food restaurants in and near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded by two brothers, Harold and Bernard Erenstein in 1962. Their slogans were "Fast Food Cheap" and "Winky's Makes You Happy To b ...

restaurant in business. ** The '' Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle'' begins publication. * 1963 ** Eparchy of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians active. * 1964 **

Port Authority of Allegheny County Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT, formerly Port Authority of Allegheny County) is the second-largest public transit agency in Pennsylvania and the 20th-largest in the United States. The state-funded agency is based in Pittsburgh and is overseen ...

Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1964 to support the preservation of historic buildings and neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1966, PHLF established the Revolving Fund for ...

, and

Pittsburgh Stadium Authority The Stadium Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (also known as the Stadium Authority) is a municipal authority that was charged with the construction of Three Rivers Stadium and the management of the land on which it stood following its 2001 demo ...

established. * 1965 ** March 26: First

Roundball Classic The Roundball Classic, originally known as The Dapper Dan Roundball Classic (also known as ''Magic Johnson's Roundball'', ''Sonny Vaccaro's Roundball Classic'', ''EA Sports Roundball Classic'', '' Asics Roundball Classic'') is well known in the spor ...

is played. * 1966 ** September: Community College of Allegheny County and

Glenwood Bridge The Glenwood Bridge is a cantilever bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which carries Pennsylvania Route 885 over the Monongahela River. It started construction on June 3, 1958. It was completed in 1966 to replace an old, decayed, unsafe iron b ...

open. ** October 22: The '' Pittsburgh Courier'' ceases publication. * 1967 ** On April 30: The

of the

win their final

and are soon afterwards disbanded. ** June:

Westinghouse Sign The Westinghouse Sign was the first computer-controlled sign in the United States. Located in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the large animated display advertised the Westinghouse Electric (1886), Westinghouse Electric Company, and was best ...

entered operation. ** The

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

, the city's second team to play in the

is formed. ** The

Pittsburgh Pipers Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylv ...

of the

American Basketball Association The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ...

are formed as a charter franchise for the league. ** Fiesta Theatre opens. * 1968 ** The Pittsburgh Pipers win the 1968 American Basketball Association title. ** The Pittsburgh Pipers relocate to

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

, becoming the Minnesota Pipers. ** February 19: Locally produced and nationally aired children's program '' Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' premiers. * 1969 ** October 17: Fort Duquesne Bridge opens. ** The Pittsburgh Pipers re-locate back to Pittsburgh * 1970 ** The Pittsburgh Pipers of the American Basketball Association are renamed the Pittsburgh Condors. ** Three Rivers Stadium opens. **

U.S. Steel Tower The U.S. Steel Tower, also known as the Steel Building or USX Tower (1988–2001), is a 64-story skyscraper at 600 Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The interior has of leasable space. Standing tall, it is the tallest buil ...

built. ** Population: 540,025. * 1971 ** October 17:

win

1971 World Series The 1971 World Series was the championship round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1971 season and featured the first night game in its history. The 68th edition of the Fall Classic was a best-of-seven playoff between the defending World Series ...

baseball contest. * 1972 ** June 1972: The American Basketball Association cancels the Pittsburgh Condors franchise. ** The

is dissolved * 1974 ** The

Pittsburgh Triangles The Pittsburgh Triangles were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT). The Triangles won the 1975 WTT Championship. The team folded after the 1976 season. Team history The Triangles were founded in 1973 as a charter member of WTT by Centur ...

are established and begin play in

World TeamTennis World TeamTennis (WTT) is a mixed-gender professional tennis league played with a team format in the United States, which was founded in 1973. The league's season normally takes place in the summer months. Players from the ATP and WTA take a ...

. ** July 23: 45th Major League Baseball All-Star Game is held at Three Rivers Stadium. ** August: Point State Park opens * 1975 ** January 12:

win Super Bowl IX ** February 1:

PATrain The PATrain, also known as Mon Valley Commuter Rail, was a commuter rail service owned by the Port Authority of Allegheny County in the Monongahela Valley in the US state of Pennsylvania. Service began in 1975 when the Port Authority assumed owne ...

Commuter Rail Service Begins. ** The Pittsburgh Triangles win the World TeamTennis Championship ** ''

The Bulletin Bulletin or The Bulletin may refer to: Periodicals (newspapers, magazines, journals) * Bulletin (online newspaper), a Swedish online newspaper * ''The Bulletin'' (Australian periodical), an Australian magazine (1880–2008) ** Bulletin Debate, ...

'' newspaper founded. * 1976 ** January 18:

win

Super Bowl X Super Bowl X was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for t ...

Dance Alloy Dance Alloy was a modern dance repertory company based in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's neighborhood of Friendship. It suspended operations in 2012 following a merger with the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater. History and mission The Pittsburgh Dance Allo ...

troupe formed. ** The Pittsburgh Panthers football team claim their ninth

. * 1977 ** Pittsburgh Triangles of World TeamTennis formally fold, as the Pennsylvania Keystones. **

Mattress Factory The Mattress Factory is a contemporary art museum located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was a pioneer of site-specific installation art and features permanent installations by artists Yayoi Kusama, James Turrell, and Greer Lankton. The museum' ...

(art gallery) founded. **

Birmingham Bridge The Birmingham Bridge (known during construction as the Brady Street Bridge) is a bowstring arch bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which crosses over the Monongahela River. The bridge connects East Carson Street on the ...

and East End Food Co-op open. ** Sri Venkateswara Temple consecrated near city. **

Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta The Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta, named for the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers at Pittsburgh, is an annual motorboat and river festival held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The festival was first held in 197 ...

begins. * 1979 ** January 21: January 18:

win

Super Bowl XIII Super Bowl XIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...

** Pamela's Diner in business. ** The

Pittsburgh Colts The Pittsburgh Colts are the oldest minor-league professional football team, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that is still in existence. They are currently members of the Gridiron Developmental Football League (GDFL). The team was founded in ...

, a minor league professional football team, is established. ** October 17:

win

1979 World Series The 1979 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1979 season. The 76th edition of the World Series was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion Pittsburgh Pirates (98–64) and ...

baseball contest. * 1980 ** Pittsburgh Community Food Bank opens. ** Population: 423,938. * 1981 **

William J. Coyne William Joseph Coyne (August 24, 1936 – November 3, 2013) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2003. Early life and education Coyne was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He grad ...

becomes

Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district is located in the Southwestern Pennsylvania, southwestern part of the state and includes all of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Fayette County, Greene_County, Pennsylvania, Greene County, and Washington Co ...

representative Representative may refer to: Politics *Representative democracy, type of democracy in which elected officials represent a group of people *House of Representatives, legislative body in various countries or sub-national entities *Legislator, someon ...

. ** February 7:

David L. Lawrence Convention Center The David L. Lawrence Convention Center (DLLCC) is a convention, conference and exhibition building in downtown Pittsburgh in the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is served by two exits on Interstate 579. The initial David L. Lawrence ...

built. * 1982 ** Three Rivers Film Festival begins. ** Federated Tower built. **

Soar (cognitive architecture) Soar is a cognitive architecture, originally created by John Laird, Allen Newell, and Paul Rosenbloom at Carnegie Mellon University. (Rosenbloom continued to serve as co-principal investigator after moving to Stanford University, then to the Univer ...

developed at Carnegie Mellon University. * 1983 ** March 7: The

Pittsburgh Maulers Pittsburgh Maulers may refer to: * Pittsburgh Maulers (1984), United States Football League team * Pittsburgh Maulers (2022) The Pittsburgh Maulers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Maulers compet ...

of the

United States Football League The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football league that played for three seasons, 1983 through 1985. The league played a spring/summer schedule in each of its active seasons. The 1986 season was scheduled to be ...

are founded **March 7: Petromark Industrial Plant Explosion In McKees Rocks (one person dead) ** September 3: The inaugural

Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is a vintage motor sports car race and 10-day Motorsport Festival that takes place annually in mid-July in Schenley Park located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. With an estimated 200,000 spectators ...

Children's Museum of Pittsburgh The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh is a hands-on interactive children's museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is in the Allegheny Center neighborhood in Pittsburgh's Northside. History The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh was founded in 1983 i ...

established. **

One Mellon Center BNY Mellon Center is a 55-story skyscraper located at 500 Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Standing tall, it is the second-tallest building in the city. Announced on March 27, 1980, the tower was completed in June 1984. It wa ...

and

Oxford Centre One Oxford Centre is one of the major distinctive and recognizable features of Downtown Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States. The complex is named for Oxford Development, the developer and previous owner. Among the commercial tenants of One ...

built. * 1984 ** Pittsburgh Light Rail begins operating. ** PPG Place dedicated. **

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust (PCT) is a nonprofit arts organization formed in 1984 to promote economic and cultural development in Downtown Pittsburgh. The "Trust" has focused its work on a 14-square block section called the Cultural District, wh ...

formed. ** October 26: The Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League fold their operations * 1985 **

Pittsburgh Marathon The Pittsburgh Marathon (also known as Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual road marathon usually held on the first Sunday in May in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States, first held in 1 ...

and

Pittsburgh Great Race The Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race, known most commonly as the Great Race, is a major 10 kilometer foot race organized and operated annually by the City of Pittsburgh Department of Parks and Recreation (Citiparks) in Pittsburg ...

begin. ** September:

Pittsburgh drug trials The Pittsburgh drug trials of 1985 were the catalyst for a Major League Baseball-related cocaine scandal. Several current and former members of the Pittsburgh Pirates – Dale Berra, Lee Lacy, Lee Mazzilli, John Milner, Dave Parker, Rod Scurry � ...

take place. * 1986 **

Penn Brewery Penn Brewery, also known as the Pennsylvania Brewing Company, is a brewery and restaurant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Tom Pastorius in 1986, and is located at 800 Vinial Street in the Troy Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, on ...

in business. ** April 13:

Root Sports Pittsburgh AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh is an American regional sports network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery through its sports unit as part of the AT&T SportsNet brand of networks and is an affiliate of Bally Sports. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, the chan ...

first airs as the Pirates Cable Network and later KBL * 1987 ** June 19: The

Pittsburgh Gladiators The Tampa Bay Storm were a professional arena football team based in Tampa, Florida, US. It played in the Arena Football League (AFL). Originally the team was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and operated as the Pittsburgh Gladiators. The f ...

of the

Arena Football League The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 season, making it the third longest-running professional football league in ...

begin play. ** August 1: The city hosts

ArenaBowl I Arena Bowl '87 (or Arena Bowl I) was the Arena Football League's first Championship Game. It was played on August 1, 1987, at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In the game, the #2 Denver Dynamite defeated the #1 Pittsburgh Gladiators b ...

, the Pittsburgh Gladiators are defeated in the game, 45–16, by the Denver Dynamite. ** September 25: The

is restored. **

Head of the Ohio The Head of the Ohio, also known as HOTO, is a rowing race held on the first full weekend of October of each year on the Ohio River and Allegheny River, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The race is named the "Head" of the Ohio because it is a head ra ...

regatta begins. ** The Veterans Bridge opens. * 1988 ** May 6: Mayor Richard Caliguiri dies in office.

Sophie Masloff Sophie Masloff (née Friedman; December 23, 1917 – August 17, 2014) was an American politician. A long-time member of the Democratic Party and civil servant, she was elected to the Pittsburgh City Council and later served as the mayor of Pitts ...

becomes mayor. ** November 11: The A.J. Palumbo Center opens * 1989 ** May 31: The Trib Total Media Amphitheatre first opens as the Melody Amphitheatre. **

Sandcastle Waterpark Sandcastle Waterpark is a water park located in the Pittsburgh suburb of West Homestead. The park is located on a piece of land along the banks of the Monongahela River. Sandcastle is owned by Palace Entertainment, subsidiary of Spain-based Pa ...

opens ** Pittsburgh mayoral election * 1990 ** January 21: The

41st National Hockey League All-Star Game The 41st National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, on January 21, 1990. The game saw the team of all-stars from the Wales conference defeat the Campbell conference all-stars 12� ...

is held at the

. ** February 21: The is transferred as an exhibit for the Carnegie Science Center. ** Frick's Clayton house museum opens. ** Population: 369,879. * 1991 ** Carnegie Science Center opens. ** The Pittsburgh Gladiators relocate to

Tampa, Florida Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and ...

, becoming the Tampa Bay Storm. ** May 25: Pittsburgh Penguins win

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...

. ** August 27: The Syria Mosque is demolished * 1992 ** Transit strike. ** Newspaper strike. ** May 17: The '' Pittsburgh Press'' ceases operations as a print newspaper. ** June 1: Pittsburgh Penguins win their second Stanley Cup. ** The ''Greensburg Tribune-Review'' begins circulation into the Pittsburgh metro area, becoming the ''

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review'', also known as "the Trib," is the second largest daily newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Although it transitioned to an all-digital format on December 1, 2016, it rem ...

''. * 1993 **

Wood Street Galleries Wood Street Galleries, a visual arts project of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, is a gallery located in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spann ...

open. ** June 1993: Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field opens * 1994 ** April: Final

is played in Pittsburgh. ** The Pittsburgh Phantoms are established a play one season in Roller Hockey International before ceasing operations. ** July 11: Major League Baseball Home Run Derby is held at Three Rivers Stadium. ** July 12: 65th Major League Baseball All-Star Game is held at Three Rivers Stadium. ** The

Pittsburgh Piranhas The Pittsburgh Piranhas was a semi-pro basketball team that began in 1994 as part of the Continental Basketball Association. The team played its home games at the A.J. Palumbo Center at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. From 1983–1985 the Pir ...

begin play in the

Continental Basketball Association The Continental Basketball Association (CBA) (originally known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, and later as the Eastern Professional Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Association) was a men's professional basketball m ...

** Andy Warhol Museum opens. **

Thomas J. Murphy, Jr. Thomas J. Murphy Jr. (born August 15, 1944) is an American former politician and city management consultant from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served in state government in two capacities, from 1979 to 1982 representing the 17th district, and f ...

becomes mayor. * 1995 ** The Pittsburgh Piranhas of the

folds. * 1996 ** January 28: The

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divisi ...

defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers in

Super Bowl XXX Super Bowl XXX was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...

. ** Heinz History Center opens. ** Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy organized. * 1997 ** June 21: The

1997 NHL Entry Draft The 1997 NHL Entry Draft was the 35th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1997. As of 2022, the only remaining active player in the NHL from the 1997 draft class is Joe Thornton. Selections ...

is held at the

. * 1998 ** City website online (approximate date). ** Sustainable Pittsburgh established. ** August 6: The Sixth Street Bridge is renamed the

Roberto Clemente Bridge The Roberto Clemente Bridge, also known as the Sixth Street Bridge, spans the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. History First bridge The original bridge at the site was a wooden covered bridge with six spans, ...

. ** Fall:

demolished. * 1999 ** The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are established ** December: Pitt Stadium is demolished. * 2000 **

UPMC Sports Performance Complex The UPMC Rooney Sports Complex is a multipurpose, multisport training, sports science, and sports medical complex of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The complex is located along the shore of the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pen ...

built. ** Population: 334,563.

21st century

* 2001 ** February 11: Three Rivers Stadium is demolished ** March 31: PNC Park opens. ** August 18:

Heinz Field Acrisure Stadium is a football stadium located in the North Shore neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It primarily serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Pittsburgh Panth ...

opens. ** August 31: Final episode of locally produced and nationally aired children's program, '' Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' airs. ** November 6:

Pittsburgh mayoral election, 2001 The mayoral election of 2001 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2001. The incumbent mayor, Tom Murphy of the Democratic Party was running for a record-tying third straight term. Primary elections Tom Murphy had a ver ...

held. * 2002 **

SouthSide Works SouthSide Works is an open-air retail, office, entertainment, and residential complex (often referred to as a lifestyle center) located on the South Side of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. and just across the Monongahela River from th ...

opens. ** Crawford Grill number 2, located on the corner of Wylie Avenue and Elmore Street, formally closes. ** July 11: Homestead High-Level Bridge was renamed the

Homestead Grays Bridge The Homestead Grays Bridge, also known as the (Homestead) High Level Bridge, was built in 1936 and spans the Monongahela River between Homestead Borough and the southernmost tip of Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. It is notable as the fir ...

. ** The Pittsburgh Passion, which is part of the Women's Football Alliance, is founded. * 2003 ** Tekkoshocon anime convention begins. * 2004 **

Pittsburgh Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority The Pittsburgh Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (Pittsburgh ICA, also known as the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority for Cities of the Second Class) is a special administrative body created by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to ove ...

formed. * 2005 ** March 18: The Seventh Street Bridge is renamed the

Andy Warhol Bridge Andy Warhol Bridge, also known as the Seventh Street Bridge, spans the Allegheny River in Downtown Pittsburgh. It is the only bridge in the United States named for a visual artist. It was opened at a cost of $1.5 million on June 17, 1926, in a ...

. ** ''I Heart PGH'' blog begins publication. ** September 17: Joe Walton Stadium opens ** November 8:

Pittsburgh mayoral election, 2005 The mayoral election of 2005 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2005. The incumbent mayor, Tom Murphy of the Democratic Party chose not to run for what would have been a record fourth straight term. Democratic primary ...

held. * 2006 ** February 6: The

win Super Bowl XL. ** April 22: The Ninth Street Bridge is renamed the

Rachel Carson Bridge __NOTOC__ Rachel Carson Bridge, also known as the Ninth Street Bridge, spans the Allegheny River in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. The total length is including the main span and two side spans, or including the appr ...

. ** July 9:

All-Star Futures Game The All-Star Futures Game is an annual baseball exhibition game hosted by Major League Baseball (MLB) in conjunction with the mid-summer MLB All-Star Game. A team of American League-affiliated prospects competes against a team of National League ...

and the

Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game The MGM Rewards All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game is an annual game that brings former Major League Baseball all-stars and celebrities together in a friendly exhibition. The game is played the day before the Home Run Derby. It has be ...

are played at PNC Park. ** July 10:

2006 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby The 2006 Century 21 Home Run Derby was a 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game event held at PNC Park, the home field of the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 10, 2006. The competition had eight competitors as usual and seven were eliminated in over t ...

held at PNC Park ** July 11: 77th Major League Baseball All-Star Game is held at PNC Park. ** Carnegie Mellon University's

Remaking Cities Institute The Remaking Cities Institute (RCI) is an urban design research center in Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Architecture in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It conducts international research in place-making, citizen participation planning proces ...

established. ** Bob O'Connor becomes mayor, succeeded by

Luke Ravenstahl Luke Robert Ravenstahl (born February 6, 1980) is an American politician who served as the 59th Mayor of Pittsburgh from 2006 until 2014. A Democrat, he became the youngest mayor in Pittsburgh's history in September 2006 at the age of 26. He was ...

. ** Anthrocon furry convention relocates to Pittsburgh. * 2007 ** November 6: Pittsburgh mayoral special election, 2007 held. * 2008 ** January 1: Pittsburgh Penguins win the first-ever NHL Winter Classic. ** June 6: The

is first awarded in the city, at Mellon Arena, as the

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in the

Stanley Cup Finals The Stanley Cup Finals in ice hockey (also known as the Stanley Cup Final among various media, french: Finale de la Coupe Stanley) is the National Hockey League's (NHL) championship series to determine the winner of the Stanley Cup, North America ...

, 4 games to 2. **

is resurrected ** Pittsburgh Riverhounds, a professional

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

team, begins play as a member of the USL's A-League * 2009 ** February 1: Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XLIII football contest. ** April 4:

2009 shooting of Pittsburgh police officers On April 4, 2009, a shootout occurred at 1016 Fairfield Street in the Stanton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, stemming from a mother and her 22-year-old son's argument over a dog urinating in the house. At appro ...

. ** April 11:

Tea Party A tea party is a social gathering event held in the afternoon. For centuries, many societies have cherished drinking tea with a company at noon. Tea parties are considered for formal business meetings, social celebrations or just as an afternoon ...

demonstration. ** June 12: The Pittsburgh Penguins win their third Stanley Cup. ** July: Iron City Brewing Company relocates most of its operations to Latrobe, Pennsylvania. ** August 9: The Rivers Casino opens. ** September: G-20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy held. ** HackPittsburgh workshop founded. * 2010 **

Bakery Square Bakery Square is an open-air shopping and office development in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Larimer, adjacent to the neighborhoods of Shadyside and East Liberty in the city's East End. Bakery Square is located on 5.1 acres along Penn Avenue. ...

development and

Consol Energy Center PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh, that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). It previously was the home of the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League (2010), Aren ...

(arena) opens. ** December: Stage AE opens ** Population: 307,484. * 2011 ** January 1: The 2011 Winter Classic is held at Heinz Field. ** February 6: The

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...

defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31–25, in Super Bowl XLV. ** Pittsburgh Power of the

is established. ** September 26:

is demolished. ** November 14: The '' Pittsburgh Press'' is resurrected as an

online newspaper An online newspaper (or electronic news or electronic news publication) is the online version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the online version of a printed periodical. Going online created more opportunities for newspa ...

by Block Communications. * 2012 **

Wigle Whiskey Wigle Whiskey (pronounced "wih-gul") is an artisan small batch whiskey distillery in the Strip District neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Wigle Whiskeys are the flagship products of Wigle Whiskey, which is entirely family owned and operated. History ...

distillery in business. ** March 23: North Shore Connector opens. ** June 22–23: The

2012 NHL Entry Draft The 2012 NHL Entry Draft was the 50th NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held June 22–23, 2012, at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first time that Pittsburgh hosted the draft since the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. The top th ...

is held at the

. ** December 27–28: First

Three Rivers Classic The Three Rivers Classic is a two-day Division I college ice hockey tournament which is held annually at PPG Paints Arena, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The inaugural tournament took place on December 28–29, 2012 and featured teams from Miami Uni ...

is played. * 2013 ** April 11–13: The 2013 Men's Frozen Four is held at

. ** April 13: Highmark Stadium opens ** November 5:

Pittsburgh mayoral election, 2013 The 2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election took place on November 5, 2013. Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Bill Peduto was elected the List of mayors of Pittsburgh, 60th Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The primary election was held on Ma ...

held. * 2014 ** January 6: Bill Peduto becomes mayor, succeeding Luke Ravenstahl. ** November 17: The Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League folds. * 2016 ** June 12: The Pittsburgh Penguins win their fourth Stanley Cup. * 2017 ** February 25: The

2017 NHL Stadium Series The 2017 NHL Stadium Series (officially the 2017 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series for sponsorship reasons) was a regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game played outdoors, part of the Stadium Series of games held at football or baseball stad ...

(sport event) is held at Heinz Field. ** June 11: The Pittsburgh Penguins win their fifth Stanley Cup. * 2018 ** October 27:

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting was an antisemitic terrorist attack which took place at the Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The congregation, alo ...

* 2022 ** January 3: Ed Gainey becomes mayor, the first African-American to be elected to the office ** January 28: The

Fern Hollow Bridge The Fern Hollow Bridge is the name used for one of a series of three bridges in the East End (Pittsburgh), East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; each bridge carried Forbes Avenue over a large ravine in Frick Park. The first Fern Hollow Bridge ope ...

collapses, with some minor injuries but no fatalities, ahead of a visit by President Joseph Biden, who visits the site and pledges to repair any of the nation's bridges needing renovation.

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