With their student hosts, the Amigos got a taste of life for American teenagers. They ate hamburgers and milkshakes at McDonald’s in the East Hills Shopping Center. They attended classes at Peabody, joined the Pitt cheerleaders at a football game and danced at more than one event.
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.
“He was in total shock,” witness says of the driver of overturned vehicle.
Look at the picturesAbout that slender guy in the unbuttoned shirt
That’s when Pittsburgh saw four seasons of weather pushed together in a two-week period of time in the middle of January.
Look at the picturesFloods sweep Pittsburgh region, Jan. 20, 20 years ago
Classes were cancelled and the high school became like “a ghost town.”
Look at the picturesTeachers strike in the Wilkinsburg School District