Portal:Pittsburgh/On this day/April 8
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- (1835) Council approves plans for the city's 1st gas works.
- (1868) Citizens Oil Company is founded.
- (1893) At Beaver, the world's 1st College Basketball game tips off as Geneva College beats New Brighton.
- (1896) Westinghouse HQ is destroyed by fire but will be rebuilt.
- (1944) USS LST-740 is launched at Neville Island.
- (1952) President Truman orders all steel mills seized to avoid strikes.
- (1957) CMU begins a $226 millionia expansion.
- (1968) The Pirates vote to not play today's season opener nor the next day's game to show respect for MLK due to his assassination, all MLB ends up canceling today's games.
- (1969) The Pirates go a NL opening-day record 14 innings beating St. Louis 6-2, tying their own 1958 record.
- (1970) The city's 1st NHL playoff game since 1927 sees the Penguins win 2-1 at the Igloo v California.
- (1980) Sen. Kennedy visits Cyclops Steel at Bridgeville accusing President Carter of abandoning steel tariffs.
- (1988) The Eastern Trauma Forum convention is hosted by Station Square.
- (2001) At Houston, Pirates star Aramis Ramírez hits 3 homers in a 9-3 win.
- (2003) The Pirates unveil a sculpture of Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner at their home opener.
- (2008) Dr. Wecht is free after charges of corruption ends with a mistrial.
- (2008) The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch goes on sale.
- (2011) 6 pitchers hurl 11-1/3 frames of ShO after starter Ross Ohlendorf lasts just 3 innings after giving up a 3 run homer to Jason Giambi, Jose Tabata wins it after 14 innings, 5 hours & 11 minutes as his double brings home Josh Rodriguez.