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Peace Demonstration
Peace Demonstration at County Fair with Thousands of People of all Faiths -
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Highland Park Zoo
Highland Park Zoo, completely overhauled and modernized, was reopened to the public. -
Young Men from Pittsburgh Enlisted in the Army
1200 men on December 8th, 1941 were enlisted in the army. This showed that a lot of Pittsburgh men cared about fighting the Japanese to protect the United States. -
First "blackout" practice took place
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Women bus drivers were first employed
Women bus drivers were first employed because men were entering the army. This was a step in womens rights letting them take over jobs men were only origionally allowe to do. -
Judge Sara M. Soffel
Judge Sara M. Soffel, of Common Pleas Court, became the first woman ever to preside over an Allegheny County criminal court. -
East Pittsburgh plant
In a mass rally outside the East Pittsburgh plant, 20,000 employees of Westinghouse reaffirmed a no-strike pledge for duration of the war. -
Pittsburgh realty values
dropped to $980,000,000, their lowest point in 25 years and about $30,000,000 under the 1941 assessment. -
Dr. John G. Bowman
the nation's highest-paid educator of the day at $31,500 a year, resigned after 15 years as chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh; Dr. Rufus H. Fitzgerald, vice-chancellor, was designated his successor. -
swollen rivers
Heavy production losses resulted and 25,000 persons in industry were idled by swollen rivers which rose to a crest of 33.4 feet. -
The city marked the 100th anniversary
its great fire of 1845 with a parade and pageantry -
Pittsburgh Mourns the Death of FDR
The city and county governments, business, schools, and all other activities were suspended, all churches scheduled special prayer services, and Mayor Scully asked all amusement places to close in mourning for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
Dr. Paul R. Anderson
Dr. Paul R. Anderson was the dean of Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin. He was elected president of Pennsylvania College for Women to succeed Dr. Herbert L. Spencer. -
Russian labor leaders arrived to tour the district's steel mills.
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The city was jubilant over the surrender of Japan.