Portal:Pittsburgh/On this day/February 16

• (1861) Lincoln closes his visit, leaving by train to D.C.
• (1903) US Steel completes $1.23 billion^ia buyout of Mellon's Union Steel.
• (1935) In what may be the longest basketball game in history, the clock stops in the 4^th at Notre Dame as the Panthers use it to rally from 10 behind, scoring the game winner in the last second, prompting Irish coach George Keogan to grab the clock, throwing it across the court.
• (1940) Pitt dedicates its $352,146^ia Polish Nationality Room at the Cathedral of Learning.
• (1947) The Hornets tie their 3^rd franchise 0-0 game, all v Buffalo, the last 2 in the past month.
• (1948) On the 1^st day of a taxi strike an Owl Cabbie shoots a Yellow Cabbie downtown.
• (1952) Pirates coach Honus Wagner retires after 55 years in baseball.
• (1954) The Dukes are ranked #1 for the 1^st time in both the AP & UPI polls.
• (1974) The Panthers break a 47 year old school record for most consecutive wins with their 21^st of the season.
• (1977) Louis Mason Jr., the city's 1^st African American Council President announces his resignation after 7 years.
• (1983) In the 2^nd largest real estate buy in the region's history US Steel sells the new Mellon Center to a partnership.
• (1984) Tony Dungy promoted to coordinator.
• (1988) Vocelli's Pizza incorporated.
• (1989) RMU beats Wagner at the Jay Center to win its 4^th regular season conference title.
• (1995) Penguins star Luc Robitaille scores a 4 goal hat trick v Hartford at the Igloo.
• (1996) The inbound Capitol Limited collides with a MARC Train near D.C., killing 11.
• (1996) Wheaties introduces their Negro Leagues box featuring only Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Cool Papa Bell, all Pittsburgh stars.
• (2006) Mellon passes on a merger with BlackRock (majority owned by PNC) while Merrill Lynch buys a majority of the firm months before news breaks that Mellon was in advanced talks to buy Merrill.
• (2009) The #4 Panthers get their 1^st win over a #1 team, 76-68 at UConn.