Ray Sprigle (left) and Hugo Black (right)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: May 2, 1938
Ray Sprigle was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his expose of Justice Hugo Black’s affiliation with Ku Klux Klan. [Historic Pittsburgh]
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 27, 1903
Pittsburgh socialite Alice Thaw married the Earl of Yarmouth, George Francis Alexander Seymour. [The Pittsburgh Press]
It was alleged that the Earl proposed to Thaw only after he was rejected by Thaw’s niece. The wedding was postponed several times, and the earl famously missed his rehearsal dinner. Thaw was disowned by her brother, Benjamin Thaw, after he pleaded with her not to marry the earl. Thaw sued for divorce in 1908, and the marriage was annulled shortly thereafter.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2pg3qIy6q1qakblyo1_500.png)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 27, 1903
Pittsburgh socialite Alice Thaw married the Earl of Yarmouth, George Francis Alexander Seymour. [The Pittsburgh Press]
It was alleged that the Earl proposed to Thaw only after he was rejected by Thaw’s niece. The wedding was postponed several times, and the earl famously missed his rehearsal dinner. Thaw was disowned by her brother, Benjamin Thaw, after he pleaded with her not to marry the earl. Thaw sued for divorce in 1908, and the marriage was annulled shortly thereafter.
![Pittsburgh Penguins, 1974-1975 season (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 26, 1975
The Penguins tally their fourth heartbreaking loss in the second round of the playoffs to the Islanders 0-1 in front of a Civic Arena crowd. The Pens become only the second team in all NHL history to squander a 3-0 playoff lead, and one of the few teams in professional sports. [Wikipedia]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2pfyn1kJp1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
Pittsburgh Penguins, 1974-1975 season (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 26, 1975
The Penguins tally their fourth heartbreaking loss in the second round of the playoffs to the Islanders 0-1 in front of a Civic Arena crowd. The Pens become only the second team in all NHL history to squander a 3-0 playoff lead, and one of the few teams in professional sports. [Wikipedia]
![Original blueprint of the Civic Arena, 1958 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 25, 1958
Construction began for Pittsburgh’s new domed amphitheater, originally named the Civic Auditorium. [@mellonarena]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2pffw1qtP1qakblyo1_500.png)
Original blueprint of the Civic Arena, 1958 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 25, 1958
Construction began for Pittsburgh’s new domed amphitheater, originally named the Civic Auditorium. [@mellonarena]
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 24, 1944
Technical Sergeant Charles E. “Commando” Kelly, Pittsburgh’s first Congressional Medal of Honor winner in World War II, received a hero’s welcome when he arrived home. [Historic Pittsburgh; The Pittsburgh Press]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2pf4fR7kQ1qakblyo1_500.png)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 24, 1944
Technical Sergeant Charles E. “Commando” Kelly, Pittsburgh’s first Congressional Medal of Honor winner in World War II, received a hero’s welcome when he arrived home. [Historic Pittsburgh; The Pittsburgh Press]
![“Miss Pittsburgh,” 1927 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 21, 1927
Miss Pittsburgh (currently on display at Pittsburgh International) takes flight for the first time, inaugurating airmail service to the city. [Wikipedia]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2pe5e8FR81qakblyo1_500.jpg)
“Miss Pittsburgh,” 1927 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 21, 1927
Miss Pittsburgh (currently on display at Pittsburgh International) takes flight for the first time, inaugurating airmail service to the city. [Wikipedia]
![Carnegie Institute and Technical School, Pittsburgh (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 20, 1912
The Carnegie Technical Schools were renamed Carnegie Institute of Technology. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wyr8GTPl1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
Carnegie Institute and Technical School, Pittsburgh (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 20, 1912
The Carnegie Technical Schools were renamed Carnegie Institute of Technology. [Historic Pittsburgh]
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 19, 1942
Corporal Frank Basa, wounded hero of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, was welcomed home by 40,000 persons who turned out for a parade in Lawrenceville. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Related: “A Hero’s Welcome in Lawrenceville,” by Len Barcousky for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2010:
Frank Basa, a corporal in the Army Air Forces, had been wounded in the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After treatment at military hospitals in Hawaii and California, he returned to Pennsylvania in spring 1942.
“Lawrenceville turned out 40,000 strong yesterday afternoon to welcome home their soldier hero,” the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on April 20. “A huge parade from Forty-fifth to Fifty-seventh streets opened the ovation ceremonies for the 24-year-old ground crew man. The patriotic celebrations, which continued through the afternoon, were climaxed last night with a banquet in Slovenian Hall in his honor.” (more)](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wvdgxIAB1qakblyo1_500.png)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 19, 1942
Corporal Frank Basa, wounded hero of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, was welcomed home by 40,000 persons who turned out for a parade in Lawrenceville. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Related: “A Hero’s Welcome in Lawrenceville,” by Len Barcousky for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2010:
Frank Basa, a corporal in the Army Air Forces, had been wounded in the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After treatment at military hospitals in Hawaii and California, he returned to Pennsylvania in spring 1942.
“Lawrenceville turned out 40,000 strong yesterday afternoon to welcome home their soldier hero,” the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on April 20. “A huge parade from Forty-fifth to Fifty-seventh streets opened the ovation ceremonies for the 24-year-old ground crew man. The patriotic celebrations, which continued through the afternoon, were climaxed last night with a banquet in Slovenian Hall in his honor.” (more)
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 18, 1947
A record opening-day crowd at Forbes Field — 38,216, including Bing Crosby — saw the Pittsburgh Pirates, under new ownership, defeat Cincinnati, 12 to II. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wv04FIlZ1qakblyo1_r1_500.jpg)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 18, 1947
A record opening-day crowd at Forbes Field — 38,216, including Bing Crosby — saw the Pittsburgh Pirates, under new ownership, defeat Cincinnati, 12 to II. [Historic Pittsburgh]
![Pittsburgh automobile, 1904 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 17, 1901
The first automobile accident in the city was reported. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wtqcLxb11qakblyo1_500.jpg)
Pittsburgh automobile, 1904 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 17, 1901
The first automobile accident in the city was reported. [Historic Pittsburgh]
![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://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wsvj5TLX1qakblyo1_r1_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]
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 15, 1955
Pittsburgh philanthropist Edgar Kaufmann, owner of Kaufmann’s department store and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, dies suddenly at 69. [The Pittsburgh Press]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wrscRL7x1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 15, 1955
Pittsburgh philanthropist Edgar Kaufmann, owner of Kaufmann’s department store and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, dies suddenly at 69. [The Pittsburgh Press]
![City of Allegheny, 1871 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 14, 1828
Allegheny was incorporated as a borough. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Related: “The day the City of Allegheny disappeared,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wrmq4r8O1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
City of Allegheny, 1871 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 14, 1828
Allegheny was incorporated as a borough. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Related: “The day the City of Allegheny disappeared,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007
![On the Way to Pittsburgh — Great Bend on the Alleghenies, 1871 (via Wikipedia)
April 13, 1846 - The Pennsylvania Railroad was incorporated. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wrj488wC1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
On the Way to Pittsburgh — Great Bend on the Alleghenies, 1871 (via Wikipedia)
April 13, 1846 - The Pennsylvania Railroad was incorporated. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Ray Sprigle (left) and Hugo Black (right)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: May 2, 1938
Ray Sprigle was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his expose of Justice Hugo Black’s affiliation with Ku Klux Klan. [Historic Pittsburgh]
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 27, 1903
Pittsburgh socialite Alice Thaw married the Earl of Yarmouth, George Francis Alexander Seymour. [The Pittsburgh Press]
It was alleged that the Earl proposed to Thaw only after he was rejected by Thaw’s niece. The wedding was postponed several times, and the earl famously missed his rehearsal dinner. Thaw was disowned by her brother, Benjamin Thaw, after he pleaded with her not to marry the earl. Thaw sued for divorce in 1908, and the marriage was annulled shortly thereafter.
![Pittsburgh Penguins, 1974-1975 season (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 26, 1975
The Penguins tally their fourth heartbreaking loss in the second round of the playoffs to the Islanders 0-1 in front of a Civic Arena crowd. The Pens become only the second team in all NHL history to squander a 3-0 playoff lead, and one of the few teams in professional sports. [Wikipedia]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2pfyn1kJp1qakblyo1_1280.jpg)
Pittsburgh Penguins, 1974-1975 season (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 26, 1975
The Penguins tally their fourth heartbreaking loss in the second round of the playoffs to the Islanders 0-1 in front of a Civic Arena crowd. The Pens become only the second team in all NHL history to squander a 3-0 playoff lead, and one of the few teams in professional sports. [Wikipedia]
![Original blueprint of the Civic Arena, 1958 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 25, 1958
Construction began for Pittsburgh’s new domed amphitheater, originally named the Civic Auditorium. [@mellonarena]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2pffw1qtP1qakblyo1_1280.png)
Original blueprint of the Civic Arena, 1958 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 25, 1958
Construction began for Pittsburgh’s new domed amphitheater, originally named the Civic Auditorium. [@mellonarena]
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 24, 1944
Technical Sergeant Charles E. “Commando” Kelly, Pittsburgh’s first Congressional Medal of Honor winner in World War II, received a hero’s welcome when he arrived home. [Historic Pittsburgh; The Pittsburgh Press]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2pf4fR7kQ1qakblyo1_1280.png)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 24, 1944
Technical Sergeant Charles E. “Commando” Kelly, Pittsburgh’s first Congressional Medal of Honor winner in World War II, received a hero’s welcome when he arrived home. [Historic Pittsburgh; The Pittsburgh Press]
![Map of Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle, 1795 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 22, 1794
Pittsburgh incorporates as a borough. [Wikipedia]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2pehvyQsT1qakblyo1_1280.gif)
![“Miss Pittsburgh,” 1927 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 21, 1927
Miss Pittsburgh (currently on display at Pittsburgh International) takes flight for the first time, inaugurating airmail service to the city. [Wikipedia]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2pe5e8FR81qakblyo1_1280.jpg)
“Miss Pittsburgh,” 1927 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 21, 1927
Miss Pittsburgh (currently on display at Pittsburgh International) takes flight for the first time, inaugurating airmail service to the city. [Wikipedia]
![Carnegie Institute and Technical School, Pittsburgh (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 20, 1912
The Carnegie Technical Schools were renamed Carnegie Institute of Technology. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wyr8GTPl1qakblyo1_1280.jpg)
Carnegie Institute and Technical School, Pittsburgh (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 20, 1912
The Carnegie Technical Schools were renamed Carnegie Institute of Technology. [Historic Pittsburgh]
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 19, 1942
Corporal Frank Basa, wounded hero of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, was welcomed home by 40,000 persons who turned out for a parade in Lawrenceville. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Related: “A Hero’s Welcome in Lawrenceville,” by Len Barcousky for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2010:
Frank Basa, a corporal in the Army Air Forces, had been wounded in the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After treatment at military hospitals in Hawaii and California, he returned to Pennsylvania in spring 1942.
“Lawrenceville turned out 40,000 strong yesterday afternoon to welcome home their soldier hero,” the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on April 20. “A huge parade from Forty-fifth to Fifty-seventh streets opened the ovation ceremonies for the 24-year-old ground crew man. The patriotic celebrations, which continued through the afternoon, were climaxed last night with a banquet in Slovenian Hall in his honor.” (more)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wvdgxIAB1qakblyo1_1280.png)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 19, 1942
Corporal Frank Basa, wounded hero of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, was welcomed home by 40,000 persons who turned out for a parade in Lawrenceville. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Related: “A Hero’s Welcome in Lawrenceville,” by Len Barcousky for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2010:
Frank Basa, a corporal in the Army Air Forces, had been wounded in the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After treatment at military hospitals in Hawaii and California, he returned to Pennsylvania in spring 1942.
“Lawrenceville turned out 40,000 strong yesterday afternoon to welcome home their soldier hero,” the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on April 20. “A huge parade from Forty-fifth to Fifty-seventh streets opened the ovation ceremonies for the 24-year-old ground crew man. The patriotic celebrations, which continued through the afternoon, were climaxed last night with a banquet in Slovenian Hall in his honor.” (more)
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 18, 1947
A record opening-day crowd at Forbes Field — 38,216, including Bing Crosby — saw the Pittsburgh Pirates, under new ownership, defeat Cincinnati, 12 to II. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wv04FIlZ1qakblyo1_r1_1280.jpg)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 18, 1947
A record opening-day crowd at Forbes Field — 38,216, including Bing Crosby — saw the Pittsburgh Pirates, under new ownership, defeat Cincinnati, 12 to II. [Historic Pittsburgh]
![Pittsburgh automobile, 1904 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 17, 1901
The first automobile accident in the city was reported. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wtqcLxb11qakblyo1_1280.jpg)
Pittsburgh automobile, 1904 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 17, 1901
The first automobile accident in the city was reported. [Historic Pittsburgh]
![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]
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 15, 1955
Pittsburgh philanthropist Edgar Kaufmann, owner of Kaufmann’s department store and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, dies suddenly at 69. [The Pittsburgh Press]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wrscRL7x1qakblyo1_1280.jpg)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 15, 1955
Pittsburgh philanthropist Edgar Kaufmann, owner of Kaufmann’s department store and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, dies suddenly at 69. [The Pittsburgh Press]
![City of Allegheny, 1871 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 14, 1828
Allegheny was incorporated as a borough. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Related: “The day the City of Allegheny disappeared,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wrmq4r8O1qakblyo1_1280.jpg)
City of Allegheny, 1871 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: April 14, 1828
Allegheny was incorporated as a borough. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Related: “The day the City of Allegheny disappeared,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007
![On the Way to Pittsburgh — Great Bend on the Alleghenies, 1871 (via Wikipedia)
April 13, 1846 - The Pennsylvania Railroad was incorporated. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wrj488wC1qakblyo1_1280.jpg)
On the Way to Pittsburgh — Great Bend on the Alleghenies, 1871 (via Wikipedia)
April 13, 1846 - The Pennsylvania Railroad was incorporated. [Historic Pittsburgh]
