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William Pitt
Lead the victory of the new world.This was when he was a priminster in 1757.And that lead to victories in Europe and the French&Indian war -
Marquis Duquesne
Planned to eract military forts but end up only making three.The third fort was built on the ohio river forks.Unfoutinitly the french destroyed it in 1758 -
George Washington
At 22 George Washintgon led two virginia compinies into the great medeow. He also fought with the native americians to defeat the french for his country. Unfortiniate he failed and had to retreat -
John Forbes
He marched to fort Duquesne in 1759. Even tho he did not lead the last six weeks do to illness it was still victories. Almost four months after the british took the forks on 11/25/1758 he died in 1759. -
Fort Pitt
This fort was finshed in winter of 1761. Which led to the block house now its pittsburgh oldest building.It was the largest and one of the last forts on the ohio forks. -
Neil B. Craig
Was born in the block house in 1787.He was the publisher and editior of the Pittsburgh Gezzet which was founded by john scull1786.He also published the first history of the city -
Canal Boats
The canal boats from the East arrived at Allegheny City.Then they crossed the Alegheny River to a basin of the Pennsylvania aparments. -
Maj. Ebenezer Denny
Maj.Ebenezer Denny was a revolutionary war soilder,merchant,and one time partner of Gen James O'Hara.He was apointed the first mayor by the common councils. Denny's war diary is a a account of the british surrender at york town. -
Stephen Collins Foster
Stephen Collins Foster was tborn in a cottag on july 4, 1826.He was the first professiniol song writer.He wrote 189 songs in his short life. And some of his songs were inspired by slave songs he heard working for his brother at his wharf as a clerk -
Thomas Mellon
Thomas grew up on a Westmorland Country farm. In 1839 he got married to Sarah Jane Negley togethere had eight children. And after ten years as a judge he opend T.Mellon and Sons Bank -
John Roebling
John Roebling developed the first wire rope in 1841. And that rope was later used for the suspesion of the bridge going across the monaghala river during 1845 through 1847.Then in 1859 after his second sixth street bridge he was established Americia prominent bridge engineer. -
Charles Dickens
Was travling from Baltimore took a packet boat from Harrisburgh to Pittsburgh.In his Americian Notes he found both accommodatins and travlers primitive. -
The Great fire
The great fire consumed 24 blocks of heart of the city.Almost 1,000 buildings were destroyed.the fire burned it self out on the side of boyds hill -
Jane Grey Swisshelm
Jane Swisshelm published the pittsburgh saterday vistitor on 1848-1854.She published the paper to further her crusades to abolish slavery and for women rights.And because of her married women are to own land in pennsylvania. -
David N. White
David N. White was the first Pittsburgh republician party. And he also started a nation party & thr meetings where held at lafayette hall. -
Rodman Gun
One of Many guns produced in civil war.And was the biggest gun during the civil war -
Santiary Commsion
Was orginized early in the war to give medicial attention to soilders in the front line of battle. In 1864 they raised $322,217. And they also had 40 booths were muscians offred to play tunes like "When this civil war is over" -
Maj. Gen James Scott Negley
James scott Negley had oustanding millitary figures of Pittsburgh.He was a vetern of the mexcian and later the commander of the state militia.he also won promotion of heroic servcies at murfreesboro -
Henry Clay Frick
At 14 Henry Clay Frick was earning 3.50 at a store in Mount Plesent.Five years later he was buying coal lands to make coke.That contiued through the panic in 1873. -
Mystery
The myster was a anti slavery weeklie published in pittsburgh.It was edited by Martin R. Delany a Harvard Medicial School graduate.the mystery piblished problems like, The articial of december 16,1864 urged james polk to accept africian americians into the mexician war. -
Chatem Collage
In 1868 Chatam Collage was a all girl school. The plan was to give women better oppurtunties for a higher education.In 1955 the Named was changed from college for women to Chatem Collage -
Andrew William Mellon
Andrew Mellon was the head of the T Mellon Bank. Him and his Brother put together one of the worlds greatest Finicial enpires. After His death he left his legicies in the natiniol gallerry of art. -
Pirates
The pirates club of 1893 was the strongest hitting club.The Manger at the time was Al Buckenberger for three seasons's -
Duquesne club
The duquesne club was the back bone of the pittsburgh industrial business
S. Schoyer Jr., Campbell B. Herron, B. F. Jones Sr.’ John W. Chalfant, and M. K. Moorhead; in the first row · Second row it made up of John H. Ricketson, A. E. W. Painter, Charles L. Fitzhugh, George Shiras Jr., Albert H. Childs, Frank H. Phipps, and C. N. Spang. -
Battle Of Homestead
It was the bloodiest labor strike that started with Henry Clay Fricks lock out in Amerciahistory. That strike ended with 14 dead 11 steal workers and 3 pinkertons -
World Columbine Exposition
The big wheel from Pittsburgh risies 25 stories.It was located on arch street Allegheny City.The custumers payed $726,805 -
Andrew Carnigie
Andrew Carnigie worked with Hnry Clay ended up fueding with him. After he died he left his legicies in libries muesams and Universitys' -
Schenley Hotel
the united steel cooperation gathred for dinner at the shenley hotel.one of them were charles schwab at the dinner. Charles pledged for peace and growth consoildation. -
Sky scraper
Pittsburgh wanted more skyscrapers in the city during the year of 1905. The name farmers bank is he talliest in the city. at the time they only had twelve and they wanted for them to mulitiply -
Luna park
It opened on May 25,1905 and atracted 35,000 people.
they had a tragedy in 1907 the lion killed a women. then two years later there was a fire and was not re opened. -
Dr. Frank Conrad
Dr.Frank started expirementing wirless telephones in 1916. Which led to the birth 8xk amuture station. That later on led to the birth of kdka -
Frick Acres
In 190 thhe Frick Ares became University of Pittsburghs sie for the new campus at the time. It is known as the cathidrial of learning now. The creator of the frick Acres is Charles Klauder. -
Radio Brodcast News
Roy Rogers & Zieng Folly were cast members on a special brodcast on KDKA. During the time KDKA was held in a post office in Pittsburgh. November 2 1920 about 1,000 people tuned in to KDKA. -
Liberty Tubes Project
The Liberty Tubes were a 6 Million project finshed in 1924. 4 years later Joesph G. Armstong two grandsons opened the project. For 90 Minutes cars drove over it after that. -
Richard King Mellon
Richard was man who stood behind renaissance. He started his career at mellon bank at 35 as a messanger & rose to be the president in 1934. He learned fro his father "live where you work and work were u live." -
War is over
There were 192,000 women & men from Allegheny County in the war. 5,800 of the men & women gave their lives during the war.After the war Pittsburgh had purchased 19 million dollars worth of war munitions and war goods. -
Snow
November 23, 1950 the newspaper reported snow flurries. The next day the snow was up to the car tops 30.5. There wewre 5,000 people were stranded and ,the trolly routes were blocked and the natiniol gurdsmen had to patrol streets. -
Pittsburgh Airport
The Greater Pittsbugh Airport opened on May 3, 1952. Parents took their children to watch the take off and landing of the planes. The airport had distingtive desingns in it one of them were moible created by Alexander Calder for 1958 carnigie internatiniol. -
Harvey Reddix
Harvey Heddix became the first pitcher to throw 12 perfect innings May 26, 1959. Then Joe Alcock millwaukee braves first basemen hit a double in the 13th inng. -
1960 World Series
Bill Mazeroski hits the game winning home run agaist the new york yankees to win the 1960 world series.April 2008 57,125 people voted that moment the greatest moment in pittsburgh sports hisory. -
John F. Kennedy
JFk visted pittsburgh six times. on October 12, 1962 he adressed over 8,300 people on pitts field house.300,000 people seen him ride from the airport a year before he was killed. -
Pittsburgh riots
April of 1968 their was a riot on in tPittsburgh after the murder of Martin Luther .The fire resulted in 505 fires murder of a women in hoestead and millions of thefts. Property damage added up to 620,000$. -
ST. Jane Scully
Jane Scully was the president of Carlow University from 1967-1982. She was the first women to electedto the Gulf Oil corperation. After changed its name to Mount Mercy to Carlow to honor her because thats the country she came from. -
Steve Blass
Steve pitched for the piriates in the world series for a upsetting win for baltimore. He only pitche 1 run out of 2 games. He became Pittsburgh color commentator. -
Tropicial Storm Agnes
Storm Agnes hit june 1972 on pittsburgh. After so much Rain the rivers rose to 35.82.Point Park was flooded & and the damage caused in pittsburgh by the storm wass 45million -
Heinz Hall
The syphony and other art groups the Heinz Hall was their new home. They turned the old theter into a new one and made the inside look much better. -
Super Bowl IX
The Steelers played the vikings in superbowl IX. Dwight White and Jack Lambert sacked the quaterback for a loss of five yards. The Steelers won the superbowl 16-6. -
Lost Kennywood
Change the the bug house to king tutankhamens tomb.
they used luna park to build some of it. -
Heinz Center
Heinz Center was opened in the old ice company Warhouse.Because of the center pittsburgh gained historic space.and the center pays tribute to pittsburgh engineering -
Mario lemieux
Mario Lemieux retired in 1997 and his flag was raised civic arena. He returned in 2000 then retired in 2006 and all together he played 17 seasons with the penguins. Was the first person to own his former team he brough the penguins in 1999. He was succesfully treated for hodgkins Lymphoma. Then he started Mario Lemieux fondation to help research the dieses -
Suzie McConnell-serio
Suzie was from brookline her family were full og basketball players. She won olympic medals in 1988 and 1992. She coached for a highschool team for 13 yearshen she coached WNBA. -
August Wilson
August Wilson created plays for every decade of the 20th centurty.He wrote plays about his culture.August Wilson died in 2005. -
Jerome Bettis
Before retiring Jerome bettis won a superbowl for his last game.
His nick name was the " buss" Because of his strength and foot work. In the superbowl he helped his team 21- 10 win over the seahawks. -
Fred Rogers
Fred Rogers hosted the show "Mr.Rogers neighborhood " for 33 years. Was on WQED the nations first public telivision station. A statue was planned for the for the northshore for his memory. -
Andrew Carngie
Andrew Carngie built 2,509 libaries between 1881- 1927. His fre-to-people libaries are Pittsburghs significiant Cultral export. His Libaries have shape the minds of millions.
