November 25, 2013 / Events

Pittsburgh goes dark, prepares for war

A crowd gathers on Mount Washington to watch Pittsburgh’s “blackout rehearsal.”

November 18, 2013 / Events

Breaking records for the war effort

Since its invention more than a century ago, the phonograph disc has been abused, broken, burned and demolished for a number of reasons.

September 2, 2013 / Events

During a business downturn in 1894, Pullman cut workers’ wages, but not rents.

August 14, 2013 / Events

Pillows and sheets began falling from the sky outside the William Penn Hotel.

May 27, 2013 / People

On March 24, 1945, Tuskegee Airmen escorted an Allied bomber group deep into Germany.