This Week in Pgh History
Prince is considered one of the most iconic broadcasters in Pittsburgh.
In six minutes of testimony before a Senate committee, Rogers convinced a skeptical lawmaker not to cut $10 million from the PBS budget.
The small plane that inaugurated the service now hangs above the entrance to the TSA security gates at Pittsburgh International.
Far from a favorite with critics, the film shot and set in Pittsburgh would be the No. 1 movie in the country for 28 straight days.
More than a third of the city and 1,200 businesses were destroyed and 12,000 people lost their homes.
