Damage and death toll were the highest in Pennsylvania, with more than $2 billion in losses and 50 fatalities.
Look at the picturesWhen Hurricane Agnes slammed soggy Pittsburgh
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.
Today, 2712 Jane St. is a parking lot. Once, it was the scene of a bizarre livestock escape.
Look at the picturesStories from a Jane Street slaughterhouse
Gawking at dozens of colorful explosions might not be the first way you think of celebrating a birthday or an anniversary. Of course, it’s almost certainly the first thing that springs to mind when you think of celebrating the anniversary of our nation’s birth. It also turns out that setting off fireworks is as old as Independence Day itself.
Look at the picturesPittsburgh’s long-lasting love affair with fireworks
The massive aircraft carrier USS Franklin burned on the open sea and listed dangerously to starboard. Would she overturn?
Look at the pictures“On the flight deck and hangar decks were the dead”