June 29, 2020
In 1963, Pennsylvania passed the Community College Act, enabling regions throughout the state to create institutes of higher education. It came in response to the increasing […]
June 1, 2020
We live, work, worship, and play here, but do we know how some of the towns, boroughs, and municipalities around us acquired their names? Some are […]
May 18, 2020
We’ve had labor disputes, strikes, and lockouts that have temporarily suspended seasons, and our sports teams have endured wars and the terrorists attack of 9/11. Below […]
May 4, 2020
Robert Morris was known as the “Financier of the American Revolution” and was such a financial wizard that after the war, President George Washington offered him […]
February 3, 2020
We live, work, worship, and play here, but do we know how some of the towns, boroughs, and municipalities around us acquired their names? Some are […]
January 13, 2020
The city of Pittsburgh was named for the noted politician and statesman, William Pitt the Elder (not to be confused with his son, William Pitt the […]
January 6, 2020
World War I was winding down when, in the spring of 1918, soldiers and citizens in Europe suddenly began to fall ill and die. The movement […]
November 25, 2019
While the Pilgrims and Native Americans jubilantly celebrated the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth Rock in 1621, Pittsburgh was not privy to this celebration until 1756, more […]
November 18, 2019
Since 1953, the lighting of the Horne’s tree has signified the beginning of the holiday season in Pittsburgh. The 100-foot tall Christmas tree goes up on […]