![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: May 6, 1988
Popular mayor Richard S. Caliguiri dies and Sophie Masloff becomes both the first female and first Jewish mayor of Pittsburgh. [Wikipedia]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/d8a2776aeee6de538bc30ebc021caff5/tumblr_mm4k2qjvWc1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: May 6, 1988
Popular mayor Richard S. Caliguiri dies and Sophie Masloff becomes both the first female and first Jewish mayor of Pittsburgh. [Wikipedia]
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 23, 1985
At the age of 90, Pittsburgh native Martha Graham is awarded the National Medal of Arts at a ceremony at the White House. [Wikipedia]
Graham was the first dancer ever to perform at the White House, travel abroad as acultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the USA: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In her lifetime she received honors ranging from the Key to the City of Paris to Japan’s Imperial Order of the Precious Crown. She said, “I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It’s permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable.”](http://25.media.tumblr.com/acc509596cb34e1f7cd2f3bab3b2c5e0/tumblr_mlpk5rErQJ1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 23, 1985
At the age of 90, Pittsburgh native Martha Graham is awarded the National Medal of Arts at a ceremony at the White House. [Wikipedia]
Graham was the first dancer ever to perform at the White House, travel abroad as acultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the USA: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In her lifetime she received honors ranging from the Key to the City of Paris to Japan’s Imperial Order of the Precious Crown. She said, “I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It’s permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable.”
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 16, 1987
The Pittsburgh Press won its second straight Pulitzer Prize for public service by revealing the inadequacy of the Federal Aviation Administration’s medical screening of airline pilots. The series by Andrew Schneider and Matthew Brelis led to significant reforms. [The Pittsburgh Press]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/9ab841438a3f98255742a2ac74828fc1/tumblr_mlaxq6tURh1qakblyo1_500.png)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 16, 1987
The Pittsburgh Press won its second straight Pulitzer Prize for public service by revealing the inadequacy of the Federal Aviation Administration’s medical screening of airline pilots. The series by Andrew Schneider and Matthew Brelis led to significant reforms. [The Pittsburgh Press]
April 2, 1980 — Andy Warhol’s Diaries entry for his meeting with Pope John Paul II:
“Fred and I had to leave for our private audience wth the pope…. We got our tickets and then the driver dropped us off at the Vatican…. They finally took us to our seats with the rest of the 5,000 people and a nun screamed out, “You’re Andy Warhol! Can I have your autograph?” She looked like Valerie Solanis so I got scared she’d pull out a gun and shoot me. Then I had to sign five more autographs for other nuns…. Then finally the pope was coming our way. He shook everybody’s hand and I said I was fom New York, too. I didn’t kiss his hand…. The mob behind was were jumping down from their seats, it was scary. As soon as Fred and I got blessed we ran out.”
(Source: explodingcyberinevitable)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: March 26, 1987
Fences, the sixth play in August Wilson’s ten-part Pittsburgh Cycle, premieres on Broadway. The play (set in the 1950s and starring James Earl Jones) won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play.
One of my earliest memories is finding imitation Star Wars figures at this flea market in Jonnett Plaza in Monroeville, PA. Photograph pictured above is dated 1982.
![Sophie Masloff (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: January 4, 1988
Sophie Masloff becomes the first woman president of the City Council. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/d8a2776aeee6de538bc30ebc021caff5/tumblr_mfpf8cAaIJ1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
Sophie Masloff (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: January 4, 1988
Sophie Masloff becomes the first woman president of the City Council. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Andy Warhol looking at Phil Stern’s photographs of James Dean, 1986.
He is not our hero because he was perfect, but because he perfectly represented the damaged but beautiful soul of our time. - Andy Warhol
Celebrate the Season Parade, late 1980s
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: November 29, 1980
Kaufmann’s department store sponsors Pittsburgh’s first Celebrate the Season parade. [Historic Pittsburgh]
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: November 20, 1985
Kimberly Fuller, 9, becomes the youngest American to undergo lung-heart transplant surgery in a 5.5-hour operation performed by Dr. Bartley Griffith and Dr. Robert Hardesty at the Children’s Hospital. [Historic Pittsburgh; The Pittsburgh Press]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdg3murtBQ1qakblyo1_500.png)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: November 20, 1985
Kimberly Fuller, 9, becomes the youngest American to undergo lung-heart transplant surgery in a 5.5-hour operation performed by Dr. Bartley Griffith and Dr. Robert Hardesty at the Children’s Hospital. [Historic Pittsburgh; The Pittsburgh Press]
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: November 9, 1984
Helen Clay Frick, the daughter of steelman Henry Clay Frick, dies at the age of 96. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md17r3C8p61qakblyo1_500.jpg)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: November 9, 1984
Helen Clay Frick, the daughter of steelman Henry Clay Frick, dies at the age of 96. [Historic Pittsburgh]
President Carter hosted a reception in the East Room of the White House for the members of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pirates in honor of their championships. February 22, 1980.
![Arthur Rooney (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: August 25, 1988
Arthur J. Rooney, who acquired the Steelers in 1933 for $52,500 and saw them win four Super Bowls, dies at the age of 87. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9by2fGVsY1qakblyo1_500.png)
Arthur Rooney (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: August 25, 1988
Arthur J. Rooney, who acquired the Steelers in 1933 for $52,500 and saw them win four Super Bowls, dies at the age of 87. [Historic Pittsburgh]
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: May 6, 1988
Popular mayor Richard S. Caliguiri dies and Sophie Masloff becomes both the first female and first Jewish mayor of Pittsburgh. [Wikipedia]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39bf5rCKm1qakblyo1_1280.jpg)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: May 6, 1988
Popular mayor Richard S. Caliguiri dies and Sophie Masloff becomes both the first female and first Jewish mayor of Pittsburgh. [Wikipedia]
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 23, 1985
At the age of 90, Pittsburgh native Martha Graham is awarded the National Medal of Arts at a ceremony at the White House. [Wikipedia]
Graham was the first dancer ever to perform at the White House, travel abroad as acultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the USA: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In her lifetime she received honors ranging from the Key to the City of Paris to Japan’s Imperial Order of the Precious Crown. She said, “I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It’s permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable.”](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2perlbmEe1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 23, 1985
At the age of 90, Pittsburgh native Martha Graham is awarded the National Medal of Arts at a ceremony at the White House. [Wikipedia]
Graham was the first dancer ever to perform at the White House, travel abroad as acultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the USA: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In her lifetime she received honors ranging from the Key to the City of Paris to Japan’s Imperial Order of the Precious Crown. She said, “I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It’s permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable.”
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 16, 1987
The Pittsburgh Press won its second straight Pulitzer Prize for public service by revealing the inadequacy of the Federal Aviation Administration’s medical screening of airline pilots. The series by Andrew Schneider and Matthew Brelis led to significant reforms. [The Pittsburgh Press]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wsvj5TLX1qakblyo1_r1_1280.png)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 16, 1987
The Pittsburgh Press won its second straight Pulitzer Prize for public service by revealing the inadequacy of the Federal Aviation Administration’s medical screening of airline pilots. The series by Andrew Schneider and Matthew Brelis led to significant reforms. [The Pittsburgh Press]
April 2, 1980 — Andy Warhol’s Diaries entry for his meeting with Pope John Paul II:
“Fred and I had to leave for our private audience wth the pope…. We got our tickets and then the driver dropped us off at the Vatican…. They finally took us to our seats with the rest of the 5,000 people and a nun screamed out, “You’re Andy Warhol! Can I have your autograph?” She looked like Valerie Solanis so I got scared she’d pull out a gun and shoot me. Then I had to sign five more autographs for other nuns…. Then finally the pope was coming our way. He shook everybody’s hand and I said I was fom New York, too. I didn’t kiss his hand…. The mob behind was were jumping down from their seats, it was scary. As soon as Fred and I got blessed we ran out.”
(Source: explodingcyberinevitable)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: March 26, 1987
Fences, the sixth play in August Wilson’s ten-part Pittsburgh Cycle, premieres on Broadway. The play (set in the 1950s and starring James Earl Jones) won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play.
One of my earliest memories is finding imitation Star Wars figures at this flea market in Jonnett Plaza in Monroeville, PA. Photograph pictured above is dated 1982.
Sophie Masloff (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: January 4, 1988
Sophie Masloff becomes the first woman president of the City Council. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Andy Warhol looking at Phil Stern’s photographs of James Dean, 1986.
He is not our hero because he was perfect, but because he perfectly represented the damaged but beautiful soul of our time. - Andy Warhol
Celebrate the Season Parade, late 1980s
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: November 29, 1980
Kaufmann’s department store sponsors Pittsburgh’s first Celebrate the Season parade. [Historic Pittsburgh]
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: November 20, 1985
Kimberly Fuller, 9, becomes the youngest American to undergo lung-heart transplant surgery in a 5.5-hour operation performed by Dr. Bartley Griffith and Dr. Robert Hardesty at the Children’s Hospital. [Historic Pittsburgh; The Pittsburgh Press]
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: November 9, 1984
Helen Clay Frick, the daughter of steelman Henry Clay Frick, dies at the age of 96. [Historic Pittsburgh]
President Carter hosted a reception in the East Room of the White House for the members of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pirates in honor of their championships. February 22, 1980.
Arthur Rooney (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: August 25, 1988
Arthur J. Rooney, who acquired the Steelers in 1933 for $52,500 and saw them win four Super Bowls, dies at the age of 87. [Historic Pittsburgh]
