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George Washington led two companies into the Great Meadows to dislodge the French and their American Indian allies.
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John Forbes died in 1759, that was about four months after the British took the forks in november.
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Fort Pitt was built in the winter of 1761. This fort was the largest of the five forts.It was created by the British and the French .
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In 1780, Pennsylvania abolished slavery, the newspapers fought and argued for slavery to end.
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The founder of the Pittsburgh Gazette was John Scull. This was the first news paper west of the Alleganies.
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George Anschutz created the furnace and orderd 200 steel rails.
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The first fire brigade was called the "Eagle Volunteer Fire Company. By 1815, they were competing with other companies for subscribers.
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Ebenezer Denny was the first mayor of Pittsburgh. This is when Pittsburgh finally becomes a city.
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Stephen Foster wrote the song Hard times come again no more. He was born in 1826.
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Thomas Mellon opened T Mellon and Sons bank. He married Sara Negley and had 8 children
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John Roebling created the wire rope which help keep up the bridges.
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A massive fire destroyes a large portion of Pittsburgh. This fire left 12,000 without homes and 2 people died in the fire.
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Martin Delany was a major in the army. He also went to Harvard Meddical School.
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A messanger for the O'Reilly Telegraph Company found a $500 draft and then returned it. That man was Andrew Carnegie.
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Jane Swisshelm published the Pittsburgh Saturday Visitor. Which later merged with the Pittsburgh Commertial Journal.
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Nine deposits were made when the Pittsburgh Doller Savings Institution opened its doors to the public. This building was designed by Isaac Hobbs from Philadelphia.
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During 1860, the railroad industry boomed. Large quantites of rails were being shiped in.
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The Civil War was between the Confederacy and the Union. This war lasted 4 years.
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The Pittsburgh Sanitary Commission was developed to send medical aid to the injured soliders in the war. The Commission raised up to about $322,217.
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George Westinghouse created the air brake.
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At the time, The Rodman Gun was one of many created during the Civil War. At one point it was the largest gun in the world.
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The Duquesne Incline was the first incline that Pittsburgh had. It was about 800 feet in legnth. It was closed, but reopend in 1960.
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The Smithfield Bridge was created by Gustav Lindinthal. It separated carrige and wagon traffic from horse drawn trollys. Then it was modernized in 1975
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Berry Hall was a womens college, it is now known was Chatham University.
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The Duquesne Club was a group of the big bosses of buisness.
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The Strike left 14 people dead. 11 steelworkers and 3 guards. The steelworkers were not getting paid enough money to survive and help their families. to they began a strike.
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At the time, the Pirates were one of the best teams in baseball.
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Suprisingly, the Ferris Wheel was made in Pittsburgh. It was created by George Ferris. The height was 250 feet above the ground. Sadly George Ferris died with very little money.
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Andrew William Mellon made money off of so many merchandises. Coal, steel, coke, railroads, oil and more. He created the Mellon National Bank.
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Luna Park opend on may 25 1905 on the old Aspinwall estate. The enterence was on Craig street and Baum Bolavard.
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Dr Conrad was trying to create a wireless telephone, but ended up creating the KDKA radio station.
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Originaly, Pitt University was in the Northside, but it moved to Frick Acers which is now Oakland.
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KDKA was the worlds first scheduled broadcast.
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Charles Linberg was a pilot and a hero. He visited Pittsburgh to a massive crowd.
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Liberty Bridge opened.
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Reverand James Cox lead 15000 men known as the Jobless Party to Washington DC.
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Pittsburghs first Democratic mayor was elected in 1933. His name was William McNair. He resigned in 1936.
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In 1933, the Oyster house finally had 3.2% beer. People were so happy.
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On the day of the flood, the only type of transportation was by rowboat of canoe. In some places, the water was over 20 feet deep.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt came to Pittsburgh to inspect the Homestead Works and the Mesta Machiene plant. They were both very important producers of war armament.
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During World War II, Pittsburgh was making battleships. Battleships were moving down the Ohio River. On Memorial day, the LST-750 gave Pittsburgh residents 5 million dollers in war bonds.
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At about 7:02 pm, the Downtown streets were filled to the brim with people. They were waiting for some very big news.
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Before antismoke laws cleared the smoke from the sky, Downtown Pittsburgh would often be filled with smoke. Sometimes in the early morning, the sky would be completly black.
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During the year of 1960, the Pirates won the world series.
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Chaos ensues when the Hill Disctict finds out that Martin Luther King died.
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The rivers flodded the point during this disaster.
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Point Park was completed in 1974.
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PPG Place was built in 1980, it gave a spark to Downtown Pittsburgh.
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The retirment of Willie Stargell was a big moment in Pittsburgh history. He went to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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The Homestead Works was demolished.
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Sophie Masloff was the first female mayor of Pittsburgh.
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The artist Andy Warhol was built a museum to remember his work.
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Three Rivers Statuim was torn down in 2001.
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Jerome Bettis's final season in the NFL was his last, and Super Bowl winning season.
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Myron Cope made football games thrilling to listen to on the radio. His death was in February 2008.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers had a great season in 2009. They ended up winning the Super Bowl.
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In August, the Three Rivers Casino was opened.
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The demolishing of the Mellon Arena was the birth of the Console Energy Center.
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Bill Peduto was elected the 60th mayor of Pittsburgh.
