Steelers nearly pull off miracle play
PITTSBURGH — A play that came within inches of going down in Steelers lore with the “Immaculate Reception” instead stands as a microcosm for a season that all but ended on a day when Heinz Field turned...
View ArticleWay to Go Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — For all their precocious talent, the Cincinnati Bengals are still trying to figure out this “winning-in-December-and-beyond” thing. The Pittsburgh Steelers provided another important...
View ArticlePittsburgh Steelers get it done….
GREEN BAY, Wis. — A few thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ 38-31 win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. What it means: Everything fell into place for the Steelers, including the outcome of...
View ArticleRodman Cannon
Guns had been traditionally cast solid and the bore was bored out of the solid metal. With this traditional method, the gun cooled from the outside inward. Castings shrink as they cool. As each...
View ArticleCivil War Quiz
1. What term refers to the various types of cannons and men trained to use such cannons? a. Calalry b. Artillery c. Ironclads 2. Blockade of city,port,or fortress by surronding it to compel its...
View ArticleStonebridge PA
The Stone Bridge, located on the edge of Johnstown’s downtown, is an arched bridge built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1887. On May 31, 1889, its seven arches blocked tons of debris, including miles...
View ArticleKennyworld Park PA
Kennywood is an amusement park located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The park first opened in 1898 as a “trolley park” attraction at the end of the Mellon family’s...
View ArticleMedical waste still popping up in Monroeville landfill
Blood bags, surgical sponges and what might be human tissue keep turning up at a Monroeville landfill despite warnings the Department of Environmental Protection issued to Pittsburgh’s two major...
View ArticleThe History of Penn State’s Nittany Lion Log
It didn’t take long for Joe Paterno to be won over. Roy Parcels spoke to a table of Penn State power during that lunch in 1983 — Paterno was surrounded by legendary broadcaster Fran Fisher, athletic...
View ArticleUnderground Railroad in Pennsylvania
FREEDOM BEGAN HERE in Christiana, Pennsylvania September 11, 1851! The first spark in the kindling of the Civil War began when a Maryland plantation owner came to Christiana to retrieve four of his...
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