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Jumonville is killed.
The French major general Joseph Jumonville is killed and starts a war. It is when an Indian strikes him in the head(Half-King). -
Capturing of Mary Jemison.
A young 15 year old girl named Mary Jemison is captured and made a captive while the rest of her family are killed and scalped due to a heavy load. She is taken by the Seneca and marries and Indian and whose two children. One in which dies right after birth. -
Gen. Braddock and Battle of the Monongahela.
Braddock dies due to fatal wounds. -
Smallpox takes over Native Americans.
Smallpox spreads through the Indian camps and kills a majority of them. -
Gen. Forbes wins for British at Ft. Duquesne.
General Forbes is granted supplies from the colonists and it helps him win Fort Duquesne. This is a valuable source for the British later on. -
Founding of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is the first newspaper company west of the Alleghenies and was founded by John Scull.It has published the Constitution of the United States. -
The official founding of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh officially becomes a city on March 18, 1816. The mayor of this newly created city is named Ebenezer Denney. -
Great Fire of Pittsburgh
The great fire of Pittsburgh demolishes much of the city and leaves 12,000 residents homeless. The fire started on the corner of the Blvd. of Allies and Stanwix street by a washer women, where the school City Charter High School and Stanwix Apartments stands today. -
Civil War Begins
Abraham Lincoln leads a war to help free slaves and have independence rights. Commonly used weapons are grenades and cannons. The war went on for four years. -
Civil War Ends
The Northern Sates of North America win the Civil War. There are now new rights and President Abraham Lincoln established the Gettysburg address. He is soon after assassinated. -
Pittsburgh Pirates in World Series
The Pirates have made it into the World Series. They have also won the game and since then have not made it to the World Series. -
Luna Park
Luna Park is one of Pittsburgh's first parks. Kennywood, another theme opens soon after by a few years. Luna Park as experienced two trageties. One in which a young woman was eaten by a lion and another where it caught on fire. Luna PArk was not rebuilt after the fire. -
Homestead Grays/National Negro League
The National Negro League was the first black league to join the NBL. The were also taken by the name of the Homestead Grays. -
Liberty Tunnels Built
The Liberty Tubes were officially built in the year 1924. The two sons of Joseph G. Armsrong have cut the ribbon to open the Liberty Bridge. They are still in use today. -
St. Patrick's Day Flood
The great flood in Pittsburgh occured in downtown. On was on St. Patrick's Day hence where it got its name. -
Atom Smasher
George Westinghouse has announced a project. He hoped it would solve "much of the mystery surrounding the structure of matter." It would gamma rays to split uranium atoms. -
Mayor David L. Lawrence
David L. Lawrence is elected mayor of Pittsburgh. A building in Pittsburgh is named after him: David L. Lawrence convention center. -
Greater Airport of Pittsburgh opens
Famlies take their children to see airplanes land and take off.. A mobile Alexander Calder hangs in the Pittsbugh International Airport's Airside Terminal. -
Jonas Salk discovers vaccine
Jonas Salk discovers a Polio vaccine. With this vaccine he cures or protects people from getting the disease. -
Hienz Hall Opens
The Hienz Hall opens after John Heinz. The Steelers Stadium is also named after him: Hienz Field. -
Pirates in the World Series
The Pittsburgh Pirates make it to the world series. They make the accomplishment of winning the World Series in 1979. Where as today, the Pirates have not been making progress to make it to the World Series. -
Pittsburgh Steelers Win Superbowl
The Pittsburgh Steelers win the Super Bowl and remain to do so in most cases today. They are named after Pittsburgh: The Steel City. -
F1 Tornado MT. Washington
F1 tornado hits Mount Washinton and causes... -
Mario Lemieux returns
Mario Lemieux returns to play in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Lemieux foundation is named after him. -
Three Rivers Stadium taken Down
The circular staium is taken down for "up to date structure". Baseball players align for a the National Anthem for the new opening park. -
Three Rivers Casino opens
The popular gambling site in the USA opens in Pittsbsurgh as Three Rivers Casino. It is a popular place for adults for a "getaway". -
PPG Place Redevelopement
The tall glass uilding PPG Place (Pittsburgh Plate Glass) is redeveloped into a glass building. The building is made of glass from the comany its self. -
Pittsburgh Fountain at Point Reopens
the Pittsburgh Fountain reopens after some difficulties being ran. It is one of the most popular places in Pittsburgh today.
