{"slug": "pittsburgh", "label": "Pittsburgh", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1342", "qid": "Q1342", "description": "city and county seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States", "entries": 17, "years": 15, "span": [1752, 1991], "span_label": ["1752 CE", "1991 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 8}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "pennsylvania", "label": "Pennsylvania", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "seven-years-war", "label": "Seven Years' War", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "united-states", "label": "United States", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "san-francisco", "label": "San Francisco", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "los-angeles", "label": "Los Angeles", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "washington-d-c", "label": "Washington, D.C.", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "lenape", "label": "Lenape", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "french-and-indian-war", "label": "French and Indian War", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1752, "year_label": "1752 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 13", "text": "June 13 – The Treaty of Logstown is signed by representatives of the Iroquois Confederation, Lenape and Shawnee leaders, and commissioners from Virginia, headed by Joshua Fry. Christopher Gist and William Trent represent the Ohio Company. The treaty grants control over lands south and east of the Ohio River to the English, along with permission to build a fort on the site of what is now Pittsburgh.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362993688#April–June", "title": "1752", "revid": 1362993688, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1755, "year_label": "1755 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 24", "text": "May 24 – France completes the construction of Fort Duquesne, its new base to the west of the British colony of Pennsylvania. The British capture the fort during the French and Indian War and rename it Fort Pitt. The site, at the junction of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River, is now Pittsburgh.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360194188#April–June", "title": "1755", "revid": 1360194188, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1758, "year_label": "1758 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 25", "text": "November 25 – Seven Years' War: French and Indian War: French forces abandon Fort Duquesne to the British, who then name the area Pittsburgh.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366206062#October–December", "title": "1758", "revid": 1366206062, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1758, "year_label": "1758 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 14", "text": "September 14 – Seven Years' War – French and Indian War: Battle of Fort Duquesne: A British attack on Fort Duquesne (modern-day Pittsburgh) is defeated.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366206062#July–September", "title": "1758", "revid": 1366206062, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1792, "year_label": "1792 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "George Anschutz constructs the first blast furnace in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359853540#Date_unknown", "title": "1792", "revid": 1359853540, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1845, "year_label": "1845 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "April 10", "text": "April 10 – The Great Fire of Pittsburgh destroys much of the American city of Pittsburgh.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364939346#April–June", "title": "1845", "revid": 1364939346, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1854, "year_label": "1854 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "January 9", "text": "January 9 – The Teutonia Männerchor in Pittsburgh is founded to promote German culture.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362496011#January–March", "title": "1854", "revid": 1362496011, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1887, "year_label": "1887 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Heyl & Patterson Inc., a pioneer in coal unloading equipment, is founded by Edmund W. Heyl and William J. Patterson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363052310#Date_unknown", "title": "1887", "revid": 1363052310, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1920, "year_label": "1920 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "November 2", "text": "November 2 – In the United States, KDKA AM of Pittsburgh (owned by Westinghouse) starts broadcasting as a commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the results of the presidential election.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369258210#November", "title": "1920", "revid": 1369258210, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1921, "year_label": "1921 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "August 5", "text": "August 5 – The first radio baseball game is broadcast: Harold Arlin announces the Pirates-Phillies game from Forbes Field over Westinghouse KDKA in Pittsburgh.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371086035#August", "title": "1921", "revid": 1371086035, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1921, "year_label": "1921 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "October 5", "text": "October 5 – The World Series baseball game in North America is first broadcast on the radio, by Newark, New Jersey, station WJZ, Pittsburgh station KDKA, and a group of other commercial and amateur stations throughout the eastern United States.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371086035#October", "title": "1921", "revid": 1371086035, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1927, "year_label": "1927 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "November 14", "text": "November 14 – Pittsburgh gasometer explosion: Three Equitable Gas storage tanks in the North Side of Pittsburgh explode, killing 26 people and causing damage estimated between $4.0 million and $5.0 million.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370012373#November", "title": "1927", "revid": 1370012373, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1949, "year_label": "1949 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "January 11", "text": "January 11 – The first \"networked\" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370167995#January", "title": "1949", "revid": 1370167995, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1954, "year_label": "1954 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "February 23", "text": "February 23 – The first mass vaccination of children against polio begins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369212684#February", "title": "1954", "revid": 1369212684, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1970, "year_label": "1970 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "July 16", "text": "July 16 - Three Rivers Stadium opens in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, home to NFL Steelers and MLB Pirates.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370420699#July", "title": "1970", "revid": 1370420699, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1971, "year_label": "1971 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "September 30", "text": "September 30 - U.S Steel Tower opens in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369905382#September", "title": "1971", "revid": 1369905382, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1991, "year_label": "1991 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "July 1", "text": "July 1 – In the U.S., telephone services go down in Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Los Angeles and San Francisco as a result of a software bug, affecting nearly 12 million customers.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371487470#July", "title": "1991", "revid": 1371487470, "section": "Events › July"}}]}