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Federal Court issued an injunction
Federal Court issued an injunction, sought by the Pittsburgh Railways Company, to restrain the city from enforcing a one-way traffic plan on Forbes and Fifth Avenue during closing of Bigelow Boulevard. -
State Supreme Court
State Supreme Court upheld a verdict awarding $800,000 to Pennsylvania Railroad for damages against the city as the result of 1920 Bigelow Boulevard landslide. -
Germany Invades Poland
The battle war know as the Defensive War.
It ended on October 6, 1949. -
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WWII Timespan
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Buhl Planetarium
Buhl Planetarium, built at a cost of $1,100,000 and containing a giant projector, was dedicated; 400 scientists were guests at the first sky show. -
First movie premiere
Pittsburgh had its first movie "world premiere" in Hollywood style, with the showing of Allegheny 'Uprising at Loew's Penn; among guests was Claire Trevor, one of the stars of the film. -
Moses Plan
City and county officials announced that the $38,000,000 "Moses Plan" would be put into motion in 1940 with reconstruction of Duquesne Way, at a cost of $2,500,000, as the first project. Next on the list were a $1,400,000 Liberty Tubes grade separation plaza and a $1,500,-000 extension of Saw Mill Run Boulevard to West End. -
Musical Americana
"Musical Americana" the national radio program of Westinghouse, was instituted by KDKA. -
France surrenders to Germany
The French surrendered for the French
government called on the Germans to sign
an armistice that will end the fighting
Therefore the French had no choose to
surrender or many soldiers would have died. -
The Mesta Machine Company
The Mesta Machine Company received an $8,390,000 contract for "artillery material," largest national defense order placed in the Pittsburgh district to this date. -
Dream Highway
The nation's longest toll expressway, the 160-mile, $70,000,000 Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg "dream highway," was opened, and 1560 motorists paid tolls to use it the first day. Governor James ordered the speed limit fixed at 50 miles per hour. -
Nation's First Peacetime Draft
A total of 188,876 Allegheny County men registered for the nation's first peacetime draft; of that number, 89,069 were city residents. -
Howard Heinz Dies
Howard Heinz, president of the H. J. Heinz Company, and son of its founder, died at the age of 63 in a Philadelphia hospital. -
Japanese attck on Pearl Harbor
The attack was known as Operation Z.
After the attack the U.S. declared war on
Japan, starting WWII. -
Battle of the Midway
The Japanese started the attack on the
morning of June 4, 1942. Most important
battle of the Pacific Campaign of WWII. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The battle of Stalingrad was consider the
turning point in World War II in Europe.
The battle of Stalingrad was fought during
the winter of September 1942 to 1943. -
No Compromise
The Allegheny County War Transportation Committee appealed for "no compromise" co-operation from business in proposed plan to stagger working hours in order to prevent serious traffic congestion. -
Hollywood Cavalcade
A "Hollywood Cavalcade" at Forbes Field sold $87,000,000 in United States war bonds; among those featured were Greer Garson, Fred Astaire, and Harpo Marx. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Japan was fighting the U.S. so they
could not capture Iwo Jima. The Battle
ended March 25, 1945. -
FRD Dies
Franklin D. Roosevelt died april 12, 1945
of a massive cerebral hemorrhage. He died
15 minutes after he complained of a sharp
pain in his head. -
Truman Becomes President
Harry Truman became present on the same day
that president Franklin D. Roosevelt
died. He became president that evening
around 7:00. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Soviet Army was going to kill him. They
never got to because he took his own life. -
VE Day
WWII in Europe was known as VE Day. Ve Day
was the day that the Allies surrendered to
Germany. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The "Little Boy" which was another name
for the bomb Was dropped on Hiroshima
around 8:15. It was said that it killed
approximetly 80,000 people that day. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
The last Major event of WWII. After the
bomb drop Japan Surrendered in a few days. -
VJ Day
It was a day to
celebrate the win over Japan. It was also
Known as the Memorial day for the end of
war.
