Eyewitness 1903: Something dangerous to do in the dark
By the time Harry Davis and John Harris opened their Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street in June 1905, Pittsburgh theatergoers had been watching flickering images on screens for almost a decade. (10/18/2009)
Eyewitness 1891: Dark, deadly days underground
Some men are just born to suffer bad luck. That's how The Pittsburgh Press described mine superintendent Fred C. Keighley on its editorial page. (10/04/2009)
Eyewitness 1890: Pittsburgh welcomes home globe-trotting Nellie Bly
When Nellie Bly's train stopped at Pittsburgh's Union station, the Armstrong County-born reporter was completing a journey that would make her one of the best-known journalists in the country. (08/23/2009)
Eyewitness 1881: Gompers helps workers of the U.S. unite
When Samuel Gompers arrived here in November 1881 for a National Labor Congress, The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette was apprehensive. (08/09/2009)
Eyewitness 1876: 'Leader' pursues link to 'Molly Maguires'
Eleven daily newspapers -- eight in English, three in German -- competed for Pittsburgh readers in 1876. Times were tough. (07/26/2009)
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Following Forbes' Footsteps

A weekly series revisited the Pennsylvania communities through which Gen. John Forbes passed on his 1758 expedition to capture what is now Pittsburgh's Point.

Pittsburgh at 250

As Pittsburgh celebrates its 250th anniversary this year, the Post-Gazette will publish stories every other Sunday drawn from accounts in the region's newspapers and periodicals of the era. The stories will offer snapshots at critical -- and sometimes comical -- junctures over the past two-and-a-half centuries.

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