Portal:Pittsburgh/On this day/April 24

• (1818) The reward offered in city's 1^st bank robbery is increased from $14,815^ia to $44,444^ia.
• (1856) The 2 Cox children go missing in Bedford County.
• (1861) The 80 man strong Turner Rifles depart for service during the Civil War.
• (1913) Over 60,000 students clash with police protesting on the streets & at the 132 city schools for the removal of Supt. Heeter.
• (1915) Rebels ace Frank Allen throws a no-hitter v St. Louis, the Federal Leagues first no-hit, no-run performance after he walks 3 in the 1^st.
• (1927) The Symphony's executive council are arrested for Blue Laws violations after the group performed a Sunday concert for 4,000.
• (1940) The Duquesne Gardens opens the National Championship Rodeo with Gene Autry.

• (1944) Sgt. Kelly, the city's 1^st Medal of Honor winner in World War II, receives a hero's welcome home.

• (1964) President Johnson arrives at Pittsburgh International greeted by the mayor & Gov. Lawrence motorcading downtown for a noon address at the Hilton as 2,000 attend & visits a Southside Union Hall rally.
• (1979) Gulf Oil responds to President Carter's proposed Windfall Tax at its annual shareholders meeting at Heinz Hall.
• (1985) The 1^st 6 web domains are issued as Carnegie Mellon University's cmu.edu is among the 1^st 6 on the internet.
• (1986) Root Sports starts regularly scheduled broadcasts after a single Pirates broadcast 11 days earlier with the Pirates v the Phillies at Three Rivers. The station is among the world's 1^st all-sports local channels & the city's 10^th local station.
• (1988) Gov. Dukakis visits to start his whistle stop tour.
• (1996) The Penguins beat Washington 3-2 in the longest NHL game in over 60 years. The playoff contest goes 7 periods (4 OT) with 139:15 total.
• (1996) Integra shareholders vote to accept National City's $2.3 billion merger proposal.
• (1992) The $37.7 million^ia 65,000^2' O'Reilly Theater breaks ground in the Cultural District.
• (2013) Post-Gazette cartoonist Rob Rogers wins his 2^nd Thomas Nast Award.
• (2013) A McKeesport gun shop’s giveaway contest had to be postponed because Facebook shut down the Pittsburgh Tactical Firearm’s page. The contest was to give away an AR-15, ammunition, and other gear, valued at some $10,307^ia. The company has done many of the giveaways, their most recent was back in February.
• (2014) Fox Chapel's Anne Richardson RIF Volunteer of the Year Award.