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| November 3, 1914 |
Thomas Enright, KIA:
North Side native Thomas F. Enright is the first American killed in action in WWI during a German trench raid near Bathelémont, France. |
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| December 7, 1907 |
Annexed by Pittsburgh:
Pittsburgh officially annexes Allegheny City, becoming a city of 521,000, the sixth largest in the nation.
Allegheny City, the 3rd largest city in Pennsylvania, ceases to exist.
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| November 18, 1907 |
Supremes OK Annexation:
The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Guthrie-Watson Greater Pittsburgh bill—that will merge Allegheny City with Pittsburgh. |
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| May 4, 1907 |
Union Bridge closes:
The historic old Union Bridge, built about 1835 over the Allegheny River at the Point, was closed to traffic, and dismantling of it began.
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| March 15, 1907 |
Flood of 1907:
Duquesne Way is under nine feet of water and River Avenue on the North Side is under 14 feet in a flood that recorded a crest of 38.7 feet.
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| July 17, 1890 |
Golden Jubilee:
The city of Allegheny celebrates its Golden Jubilee. |
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| February 13, 1890 |
Carnegie Library Opens:
The Carnegie Library in Allegheny, the first Carnegie Free Library, is opened to the public after being dedicated by President Benjamin Harrison.
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| December 26, 1879 |
Albert Parsons Nominated:
The Second National Convention of the Socialistic Labor Party is held in Allegheny City. The twenty-five assembled delegates nominate Albert Parsons, who declines, (as he is younger than the Constitution requires.)
Parsons is later hanged for his involvement in The Haymarket Affair in Chicago in 1887. |
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| April 12, 1845 |
Roebling's Aqueduct Opens:
The Aqueduct is rebuilt on the suspension principle, using wire cable made by John Roebling. This is the first great public work in which wire cable is used in place of wooden beams.
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| July 31, 1842 |
Cotton Factory Riots:
A strike is followed by riots in six cotton factories in Allegheny. |
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