If you’re making a list of the toughest dudes in Pittsburgh history, Gus Brickner certainly has to be near the top.
Look at the picturesGus Brickner prepares to swim the icy Allegheny River
Events
Pittsburgh history is built upon moments both significant and small. From the 1903 Wabash Bridge collapse to the 1953 department store strike, find many Pittsburgh event pictures and tales here.
You’d think the conductor and motorman on trolley car 4236 would be civil to each other on Christmas Eve.
Pittsburgh was “coming to a slow boil” one day after Japanese fighter planes attacked Pearl Harbor, the Post-Gazette reported.
Look at the picturesYoung men volunteer for Army Air Corps after Pearl Harbor attack