Timeline of Pittsburgh

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US.

18th century[]

  • 1742
  • 1754
    • January: Construction on Fort Prince George is started
    • April: Fort Duquesne established by French.
    • April 18: Fort Prince George is surrendered.
  • 1755
    • July 9: French and Indian forces defeat the British Army.[1]
  • 1758
    • September 14: The Battle of Fort Duquesne takes place
    • November 25: British take Fort Duquesne, rename it Pittsburgh (variously spelled).[2]
  • 1760
    • Population: 464.[3]
  • 1763
    • June 22: Siege of Fort Pitt begins
    • August 20: Siege of Fort Pitt ends
  • 1764
    • The Fort Pitt Blockhouse is completed.
  • 1768
    • November 5: Fort Pitt is annexed into Pennsylvania with the signing of the Treaty of Fort Stanwix.
  • 1786
    • Gazette newspaper begins publication.[4]
  • 1787
    • Pittsburgh Academy established.
  • 1788
    • Allegheny County is created from parts of Westmoreland and Washington counties. Allegheny County Sheriff's Office is established.
    • Town of Allegheny is laid out north of Pittsburgh.
    • September 17: Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed.
    • Mechanical Society organized.[5]
  • 1792
    • Fort Pitt is abandoned by the U.S. Army.
    • Fort Lafayette is established.
  • 1793
  • 1794
    • Pittsburgh is incorporated as a borough.
    • The Pittsburgh Night Watchmen, the predecessor to the Pittsburgh Police Department is established.
    • August 1: Rebellious militiamen and farmers march on the city during the Whiskey Rebellion
  • 1797
    • August 3: Fort Pitt is officially decommissioned by the army and is subsequently demolished.
  • 1798
    • Gilkison Bookstore and Circulating Library in business.[6]
  • 1800
    • Population: 1,565.[7]

19th century[]

1800s-1840s[]

  • 1803
    • Fort Lafayette serves as a staging base for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
    • McClurg iron foundry in business.[8]
  • 1810
    • Eagle Fire Company formed.[9]
    • Population: 4,768.[10]
  • 1811
  • 1812
    • Fort Lafayette serves as a supply base for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.
  • 1813
    • Pittsburgh Humane Society[9] and Chemical and Physiological Society[9] established.
  • 1815
    • Allegheny College is established.
  • 1814
    • Fort Lafayette is abandoned.
    • Pittsburgh Permanent Library Company established.[9]
  • 1816
    • March 18: Pittsburgh borough is incorporated as a city.[11]
    • Ebenezer Denny becomes mayor.[5]
  • 1820
    • Population: 7,248.[7]
  • 1825
    • Pittsburgh Apprentices' Library founded.[6]
  • 1828
    • Town of Allegheny incorporated as a borough.
    • City water pumping system put into effect for the Allegheny River.
  • 1829
  • 1830
    • Population: 12,542.[7]
  • 1831
    • Theban Literary Society organized.[5]
  • 1832
    • African Education Society founded.[12]
    • The Flood of 1832.
    • Cholera outbreak.
  • 1833
    • Pittsburg Theater built.[13]
  • 1835
    • Board of Trade created.[14]
  • 1838
    • Pittsburg Institute of Arts and Sciences incorporated.[13]
  • 1840
    • Allegheny borough incorporated as a city.
    • Pittsburgh and Beaver Canal opens.[3]
  • 1841
    • Courthouse built on Grant Street.
    • State Convention of Colored Freemen held in city.[15]
  • 1842
    • Sitdown strike by iron workers.[16]
  • 1843
    • Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh established.
  • 1844
    • Allegheny Cemetery established.
  • 1845
    • April 10: Fire.[1]
    • Delany's The Mystery newspaper begins publication.[12]
  • 1846
  • 1847
    • Young Men's Mercantile Library & Mechanics Institute established.[6]
    • The Catholic Sisters of Mercy establish Mercy Hospital, the first hospital in Pittsburgh
  • 1849

1850s–1890s[]

  • 1851
  • 1852
    • Pennsylvania Railroad begins operating, linking the city with Philadelphia.[3]
  • 1854
    • Cholera outbreak.[3]
  • 1856
  • 1857
  • 1859
    • Lawrenceville-Pittsburgh railway begins operating.[14]
    • The first Sixth Street Bridge is created by John Roebling.
  • 1860 – Population: 49,221.[10]
  • 1861
    • Jones and Laughlin Steel Company in business.
    • Rodef Shalom Congregation built.
    • The Iron City Brewing Company is established.
  • 1862
    • The Allegheny Arsenal 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, Oakland, Collins, Liberty, and Peebles.
  • 1869
    • December 11: Pennsylvania Female College founded.
    • Westinghouse Air Brake Company in business.
  • 1870
  • 1872
  • 1873
    • Duquesne Club founded.
  • 1875
    • Edgar Thomson Steel Works in business near city.
  • 1876
    • February 2: The city loses its bid for a professional baseball franchise in the newly established National League.
    • February 22: The Allegheny Base Ball Club, a precursor to the modern-day Pittsburgh Pirates, is established.[19]
    • Chamber of Commerce established.[20]
    • Point Bridge opens.[14]
  • 1877
  • 1878
    • June 8: The Pittsburgh Allegheny professional baseball club folds.
    • Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost opens.
    • Homewood Cemetery is established.
  • 1879
    • Zion's Watch Tower begins publication.[22][23]
    • "Old Residents of Pittsburgh and Western Penna." established.[24]
  • 1881
    • November 15: Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions formed at Turner Hall.
    • Population: 156,381.[25]
  • 1882
    • Allegheny baseball team is established and begins play in the American Association.
    • Historical Society of Pittsburg and Western Pa.[24] formed.
  • 1883
    • Smithfield Street Bridge opens.
  • 1884
    • Evening Penny Press newspaper begins publication.[4]
    • August 22: Baseball's Chicago Browns of the Union Association relocate to Pittsburgh and become the Pittsburgh Stogies.
    • September 18: The Union Association's Pittsburgh Stogies disband.
  • 1885
  • 1886
  • 1887
    • Baseball's Pittsburgh Alleghenys leave the American Association for the National League.
    • The Pittsburgh Keystones, a Negro league baseball club, begins play in the League of Colored Baseball Clubs; however, the league and team fold within a week.
  • 1888
    • Pittsburg Reduction Co. (later Alcoa) in business.[26]
    • Allegheny County Courthouse rebuilt.
    • September: Allegheny County centennial.[14]
  • 1889
  • 1890
    • Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Burghers represent the city in short-lived Players' League.
    • The third Exposition Park opens.
    • Allegheny Athletic Association fields their American football team.
    • September 1: The first triple-header in Major League Baseball history is played between the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and the Pittsburgh Innocents
    • October 11: The Pittsburgh Panthers football team plays its first-ever football game.
    • Schenley Park established.[5]
    • H.J. Heinz Company in business.
    • National Slavonic Society headquartered in city.
    • Duquesne Traction Company is built as a trolley barn.
  • 1891
    • The newly created United States Board on Geographic Names adopts "Pittsburg" as its standard spelling of the name of Pittsburgh.
    • Dravo shipbuilder in business.
    • The National League's Pittsburgh baseball club gains the then-unofficial nickname "Pirates".
    • Pittsburgh Athletic Club fields their American football team.
    • Duquesne University first fields its American football team.
  • 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 takes place.
    • Young Women's Christian Association of Pittsburg and Allegheny founded.[13][27]
    • November 12: Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player, as a member of the Allegheny Athletic Association, in a game against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club.
  • 1893
  • 1894
    • Fifth Avenue High School built.
  • 1895
    • Carnegie Museums and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh founded.
    • Pittsburgh Arts Society founded.
    • May 29: Schenley Park Casino opens
    • September: The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club football team is formed.
    • December 30: The very first ice hockey game is played inside the city, held at the Schenley Park Casino.
  • 1896
    • Carnegie Museum of Natural History is established.
    • Homestead Library & Athletic Club is established.
    • November 17: The Pittsburgh-based Western Pennsylvania Hockey League 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.
  • 1897
    • Immaculate Heart of Mary Church dedicated.
    • Station Square first opens as the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Complex.
  • 1898
  • 1899
  • 1900

20th century[]

1900s-1940s[]

  • 1901
  • 1902
    • January 1: The Pittsburgh Railways Company is established.
    • Ice hockey's Pittsburgh Victorias 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.
    • Pittsburgh Railways Company and Children's Institute of Pittsburgh established.
    • Frick Building constructed.
    • The Pittsburgh Pirates win their second National League title.
    • November 29: The Pittsburg Stars win the first National Football League's championship.
  • 1903
    • The Pittsburgh Bankers win their first Western Pennsylvania Hockey League title.
    • Union Station, Wabash Tunnel, and McCreery's department store[17] open.
    • The Pittsburgh Pirates win their third National League title.
    • October 1–13: The first modern World Series is played between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Americans.
  • 1904
  • 1905
  • 1906
    • Saint Paul Cathedral built.
    • G. C. Murphy variety shop in business.
  • 1907
  • 1908
    • January 28: The first-ever known trade of professional hockey players took place as the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Jim MacKay, Edgar Dey and Dunc Taylor to the Pittsburgh Bankers for Joseph Donnelly and Bert Bennett
    • The Pittsburgh Bankers win their second title in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League.
    • Beechview becomes part of city.[29]
    • Pittsburgh Athletic Association organized.
    • December 23: The Pittsburgh Lyceum ice hockey team folds.
    • December: The Pittsburgh Bankers win their third title in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, as the team and the league formally fold.
  • 1909
    • July–September: Pressed Steel Car Strike of 1909.
    • Pittsburgh Aero Club founded.[29]
    • June 30: Forbes Field opens
    • October 16: Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1909 World Series
  • 1910
  • 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
  • 1913
    • The Pittsburgh Filipinos move to the Federal League and become the Pittsburgh Stogies.
    • April: Schoolchildren's protest.[32]
    • Concordia Club building opens.
  • 1914
    • Regent Theatre opens.
    • Pittsburgh Stogies are renamed Pittsburgh Rebels.
  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1917
  • 1918
    • May 31: Czecho-Slovakia Agreement signed in Moose Hall.
    • The Pittsburgh Panthers football team claims its third national championship.
  • 1920
    • KDKA (AM) radio begins broadcasting.
    • October 2: The final triple-header in Major League Baseball history is played at Forbes Field.
  • 1921
    • Robert Morris University is established.
    • The Pittsburgh Keystones, a Negro league baseball team is revised and begins play.
    • American football's J.P. Rooneys, the forerunners to the modern-day Pittsburgh Steelers, are established as "Hope-Harvey" by Art Rooney.
    • August 8: The first part of the Boulevard of the Allies 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 opens.[34]
  • 1924
    • Liberty Tunnel and 40th Street Bridge open.
  • 1925
    • September 1: Pitt Stadium opens.
    • October 15: Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1925 World Series
    • Pittsburgh Pirates become the city's first club in the National Hockey League
  • 1926
    • University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning built.
  • 1927
    • Frick Park[35] Loew's Penn Theater,[30] and Point Bridge open.
    • The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph are formed from four pre-existing newspapers.
    • Pittsburgh Symphony Society established.[5][27]
    • The Sixth Street Bridge is demolished and rebuilt.
    • Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School opens.
    • November 14: Gas explosion.
  • 1928
    • February 27: The Benedum Center opens
    • Liberty Bridge opens.
    • Josh Gibson Field opens as Ammon Field.
  • 1929
  • 1930
    • Grant Building constructed.
    • March 18: Pittsburgh Pirates play their last hockey game.
    • July 18: The Homestead Grays and the Kansas City Monarchs 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 built.
    • Pittsburgh Crawfords, a Negro league baseball team is formed.
    • The Pittsburgh Panthers football team claim their fifth national championship.
  • 1932
  • 1933
    • July 8: Pittsburgh Pirates football team is formed from members of the J.P. Rooneys and becomes as a member of the National Football League.
    • Primanti Brothers is established in the city's Strip District.
    • November 6: Pittsburgh mayoral election, 1933 held.
    • South Tenth Street Bridge opens.
  • 1934
    • United States Post Office and Courthouse built.
    • The Pittsburgh Panthers football team claim their sixth national championship.
  • 1935
    • The Monongahela Incline undergoes electrification.
    • May 25: Babe Ruth hits the final three home runs of his career as the Boston Braves 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 of the International Hockey League are established
    • The Pittsburgh Crawfords win their first Negro National League title
  • 1936
  • 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 national championship.
  • 1938
    • The Pittsburgh Crawfords are sold and relocated to Toledo.
    • Greenlee Field is demolished.
  • 1939
    • The Dapper Dan Award is established.
  • 1940
    • American football's Pittsburgh Pirates are renamed the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  • 1941
  • 1942
    • United Steelworkers 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 Pittsburgh Steelers merge with the Philadelphia Eagles for the 1943 NFL season.
    • October 5: Homestead Grays win the 1943 Negro World Series baseball contest.
    • Crawford Grill number 2, opens on the corner of Wylie Avenue and Elmore Street
  • 1944
  • 1945
  • 1946
  • 1947
    • September 9: The Island Queen is destroyed in an explosion, killing 19, while docked in the Monongahela River.
    • The Pittsburgh Ironmen cease operations.
  • 1948

1950s-1990s[]

  • 1950
    • Population: 676,806.
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1955
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
    • WTAE-TV begins broadcasting.
    • March 12: Pittsburgh Civic Arena opens
    • The Gateway Clipper Fleet begins operations
  • 1959
    • June: WRRK first broadcasts, as WLOA-FM.
    • June 19: The Fort Pitt Bridge opens.
    • Three Rivers Arts Festival begins.
    • Pittsburgh Theological Seminary formed.
  • 1960
    • Point Park College opens
    • September 1: Fort Pitt Tunnel opens.
    • October 13: Pittsburgh Pirates win 1960 World Series baseball contest.
    • Original Hot Dog shop in business.
  • 1961
    • A second incarnation of the Pittsburgh Hornets is established for play in the American Hockey League.
  • 1962
    • May 10: WDVE first airs, as KQV-FM.
    • Winky's restaurant in business.
    • The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle begins publication.[4]
  • 1963
  • 1964
    • Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, and Pittsburgh Stadium Authority established.
  • 1965
  • 1966
    • September: Community College of Allegheny County and Glenwood Bridge open.
    • October 22: The Pittsburgh Courier ceases publication.
  • 1967
    • On April 30: The Pittsburgh Hornets of the American Hockey League win their final Calder Cup and are soon afterwards disbanded.
    • June: Westinghouse Sign entered operation.
    • The Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's second team to play in the National Hockey League is formed.
    • The Pittsburgh Pipers of the American Basketball Association are formed as a charter franchise for the league.
    • Fiesta Theatre opens.[30]
  • 1968
  • 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 built.
    • Population: 540,025.
  • 1971
    • October 17: Pittsburgh Pirates win 1971 World Series baseball contest.
  • 1972
    • June 1972: The American Basketball Association cancels the Pittsburgh Condors franchise.
    • The Duquesne Brewing Company is dissolved
  • 1974
  • 1975
    • January 12: Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl IX
    • The Pittsburgh Triangles win the World TeamTennis Championship
    • The Bulletin newspaper founded.
  • 1976
  • 1977
    • Pittsburgh Triangles of World TeamTennis formally fold, as the Pennsylvania Keystones.
    • Mattress Factory (art gallery) founded.[39]
    • Birmingham Bridge and East End Food Co-op[40] open.
    • Sri Venkateswara Temple consecrated near city.[41][42]
    • Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta begins.
  • 1979
    • January 21: January 18: Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XIII
    • Pamela's Diner in business.
    • The Pittsburgh Colts, a minor league professional football team, is established.
    • October 17: Pittsburgh Pirates win 1979 World Series baseball contest.
  • 1980
    • Pittsburgh Community Food Bank opens.[43][44]
    • Population: 423,938.
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1984
    • Pittsburgh Light Rail begins operating.
    • PPG Place dedicated.
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust formed.
    • October 26: The Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League fold their operations
  • 1985
  • 1986
    • Penn Brewery in business.
    • April 13: Root Sports Pittsburgh first airs as the Pirates Cable Network and later KBL
  • 1987
    • June 19: The Pittsburgh Gladiators of the Arena Football League begin play.
    • August 1: The city hosts ArenaBowl I, the Pittsburgh Gladiators are defeated in the game, 45-16, by the Denver Dynamite.
    • September 25: The Benedum Center is restored.
    • Head of the Ohio regatta begins.
    • The Veterans Bridge opens.
  • 1988
  • 1989
  • 1990
  • 1991
    • Carnegie Science Center opens.
    • The Pittsburgh Gladiators relocate to Tampa, Florida, becoming the Tampa Bay Storm.
    • May 25: Pittsburgh Penguins win Stanley Cup.
    • August 27: The Syria Mosque is demolished
  • 1992
    • Transit strike.[46]
    • Newspaper strike.[47]
    • 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.
  • 1993
    • Wood Street Galleries open.
    • June 1993: Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field opens
  • 1994
  • 1995
    • The Pittsburgh Piranhas of the Continental Basketball Association folds.
  • 1996
    • January 28: The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX.
    • Heinz History Center opens.
    • Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy organized.
  • 1997
  • 1998
    • City website online (approximate date).[48][chronology citation needed]
    • Sustainable Pittsburgh established.[49]
    • August 6: The Sixth Street Bridge is renamed the Roberto Clemente Bridge.
    • Fall: Westinghouse Sign demolished.
  • 1999
    • The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are established
    • December: Pitt Stadium is demolished.
  • 2000
    • UPMC Sports Performance Complex built.
    • Population: 334,563.[28]

21st century[]

  • 2001
    • February 11: Three Rivers Stadium is demolished
    • March 31: PNC Park opens.
    • August 18: Heinz Field opens.
    • August 31: Final episode of locally produced and nationally aired children's program,Mister Rogers' Neighborhood airs.
    • November 6: Pittsburgh mayoral election, 2001 held.
  • 2002
    • SouthSide Works 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 Pittsburgh Passion, which is part of the Women's Football Alliance, is founded.
  • 2003
    • Tekkoshocon anime convention begins.
  • 2004
  • 2005
    • March 18: The Seventh Street Bridge is renamed the Andy Warhol Bridge.
    • I Heart PGH blog begins publication.[50]
    • September 17: Joe Walton Stadium opens
    • November 8: Pittsburgh mayoral election, 2005 held.
  • 2006
  • 2007
    • November 6: Pittsburgh mayoral special election, 2007 held.
  • 2008
    • January 1: Pittsburgh Penguins win the first-ever NHL Winter Classic.
    • June 6: The Stanley Cup is first awarded in the city, at Mellon Arena, as the Detroit Red Wings defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals, 4 games to 2.
    • Duquesne Brewing Company is resurrected
    • Pittsburgh Riverhounds, a professional soccer 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.
    • April 11: Tea Party demonstration.[51]
    • 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.[52]
  • 2010
    • Bakery Square development and Consol Energy Center (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 defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25, in Super Bowl XLV.
    • Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League is established.
    • September 26: Pittsburgh Civic Arena is demolished.
    • November 14: The Pittsburgh Press is resurrected as an online newspaper by Block Communications.
  • 2012
  • 2013
    • April 11–13: The 2013 Men's Frozen Four is held at Consol Energy Center.
    • April 13: Highmark Stadium opens
    • November 5: Pittsburgh mayoral election, 2013 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 (sport event) is held at Heinz Field.
    • June 11: The Pittsburgh Penguins win their fifth Stanley Cup.
  • 2018
    • October 27: Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

See also[]

other cities in Pennsylvania
  • Timeline of Philadelphia

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Bibliography[]

See also: History of Pittsburgh § Bibliography

Published in the 19th century[]

1800s-1840s[]

1850s-1890s[]

  • Craig, Neville B. (1851), History of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh: J.H. Mellor, OCLC 2455241, OL 6905174M
  • Directory ... of Pittsburgh and Allegheny Cities. George H. Thurston. 1856.
  • George H. Thurston (1857), Pittsburgh as It Is, Pittsburgh: W.S. Haven, OL 24590545M
  • "Views in Pittsburgh, Pa.", Ballou's Pictorial, 1857
  • "Pittsburgh". Commercial Directory of the Western States. St. Louis: Richard Edwards. 1867.
  • George Henry Townsend (1867), "Pittsburg", A Manual of Dates (2nd ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co.
  • John Leander Bishop (1868). "Statistics of the Principal Manufacturing Cities ... with Descriptions of Remarkable Manufactories: Pittsburgh". History of American Manufactures from 1608 to 1860 (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: Edward Young & Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433066379151.
  • Pittsburgh strangers' City Guide, Pittsburgh: J. H. McFarland, 1871, OL 24485655M
  • "Ohio River: Pittsburg". James' River Guide ... Mississippi Valley. Cincinnati: U.P. James. 1871.
  • "Pittsburgh", Appleton's Illustrated Hand-Book of American Cities, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1876
  • George H. Thurston (1876), Pittsburgh and Allegheny in the Centennial Year, Pittsburgh: A.A. Anderson & Son, OCLC 1395886, OL 6905177M
  • Industries of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Richard Edwards, 1879, OCLC 11213848, OL 24653077M
  • Joseph Sabin, ed. (1885). "Pittsburgh". Bibliotheca Americana. 15. New York. OCLC 13972268.
  • Illustrated guide and handbook of Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Pittsburgh: Fisher & Stewart, 1887, OCLC 21545881, OL 24149754M
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  • Erasmus Wilson, ed. (1898). Standard History of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Chicago: H.R. Cornell & Co.
  • Samuel Harden Church (1899), "Pittsburgh", in Lyman P. Powell (ed.), Historic Towns of the Middle States, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, OCLC 248109

Published in the 20th century[]

1900s-1940s[]

1950s-1990s[]

Published in the 21st century[]

  • Louise A. Jezierski (2012), "Partnerships in Pittsburgh: civic cultures and organizational capacities", in Laura A. Reese and Raymond A. Rosenfeld (ed.), Comparative Civic Culture: the Role of Local Culture in Urban Policy-Making, Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate, ISBN 978-1-4094-3654-6
  • James Fallows and Deborah Fallows (ed.), "City Makers: American Futures", The Atlantic (series of articles about Pittsburgh), 2014-

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