In the Beginning
In 1754, the British captured this fort and replaced it with Fort Pitt, named after British statesman, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
Fort Duquesne
In 1920, Pittsburgh became the birthplace of this national installment for communicating news and entertainment
The World's first commercial radio station (KDKA)
She’s a “genie in a bottle”
Christina Aguilera
You can see this Steeler catching the Immaculate Reception at the Pittsburgh airport.
Franco Harris
Invented at Carnegie Mellon University, the first of which took its initial journey from Pittsburgh to San Diego in 1995.
The first driverless vehicle
In 1791, George Washington imposes the first federal tax, which starts this 3-year rebellion in Pittsburgh.
The Whiskey Rebellion
The first internet emoticon was created at this prestigious Pittsburgh university in 1982
Carnegie Mellon University :-)
He started taking dance classes only to meet girls, but his dancing skills launched him a career in Hollywood.
Gene Kelly
The Pittsburgh Penguins have won this number of Stanley Cups
5
This is what the number 57 on Heinz labels represents.
Varieties... but is that really true?
Commissioned by President Jefferson, this 3-year expedition was launched from the shores of Pittsburgh in 1803.
The Lewis & Clark Expedition
Chocolate shell on the outside, vanilla ice cream on the inside, this famous treat was invented in Pittsburgh.
The Klondike Bar
He flew 20 combat missions over Germany during WW2, before he became famous. Then he went on to live "a wonderful life".
Jimmy Stewart
In a career spanning more than six decades, he won 62 PGA Tour titles from 1955 to 1973.
Arnold Palmer
Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital developed this universal sticker to keep children from poisonous products.
Mr. Yuck stickers
The U.S. Bureau of Geographic Names took this away from Pittsburgh in 1891, only to give it back 20-years later in 1911.
The "H" in Pittsburgh.
The first one of these in the country was built in Pittsburgh by The Gulf Refining Company
The nation's first gas station
In 1947, Jonas Salk, a University of Pittsburgh medical researcher discovered a vaccine for this viral disease.
Polio
This player had the most hits in Pittsburgh Pirate history and his extremely rare baseball card recently sold for $7.25 Million in August 2022.
Honus Wagner
Pittsburgh has more of these than any other city in the world, with exactly 446.
Bridges
There are plenty of Apple Orchards around Pittsburgh, after this American icon moved here in 1794 and called it home for 12-years.
Johnny Appleseed
Invented by Jim Delligatti at his Pittsburgh McDonald's in 1967, it is still a top selling menu item to this day.
The Big Mac
This Pittsburgher was the mother on The Partridge Family
This Pittsburgh Pirate died in 1972 in a plane crash while delivering supplies to victims of the Nicaragua earthquake.
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh's landmark United Steelworkers Building, completed in 1964, and The Gateway Center Towers, completed in 1952, were developed by this Fortune 500 company.
Equitable