Portal:Pittsburgh/On this day/March 15
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- (1902) The $56.9 millionia, 20 floor Frick Building opens.
- (1907) Civil War purple heart winner Oliver Conklin, deaf & blind in 1 eye, is killed by a B&O engine in Butler.
- (1918) Alcoa completes its "Alcoa Club" as its global engineer training center at New Kensignton, complete with 30x70 pool, locker rooms and tennis courts.
- (1940) Colorado beats Duquesne for NIT Title.[1]
- (1967) MSA explosion Homewood 16 injured 1 dead.[2]
- (1967) Announced as the world's 2nd largest skyscraper, the $365 millionia US Steel Tower breaks ground with CEO Worthington, Chairman Blough, Mayor Barr and US HUD secretary visiting.[3][4]
- (1972) The Pennsylvania Lottery draws its 1st numbers.
- (1977) The Penguins set the all time NHL record scoring 4 seconds after being scored upon in a 3-7 loss at Atlanta as the Pirates trade Doc Medich, Dave Giusti & 4 others for "Scrap Iron" Garner, Chris Batton & Tommy Helms.
- (1978) The Pirates sign ace Jim Bibby.
- (1979) Ambassador Bush visits Benedum Hall at Pitt.
- (1979) The Pittsburgh Pirates trade 2 minor leaguers & cash to win back Mike Easler.
- (1981) All time Panthers rebound leader Sam Clancy plays his last game, an NCAA Tournament loss to UNC.
- (1983) Penguins GM/coach Baz Bastien dies in a Greentree I-376 car crash at 12:15 AM.
- (1985) Mr. Belvedere starts its 6 season run.
- (1987) Jerome Lane becomes the Panthers' 1st rebound per game NCAA champion in a tournament quarterfinals loss to Oklahoma.
- (1989) A 134 seat film theater is added to the Convention Center.
- (1992) Penguins star Rick Tocchet breaks his jaw but scores the game winner at Chicago.
- (1998) Dr. Benjamin Spock dies at 94.
- (2000) VP Gore visits Moon High School with Sophie Masloff, his 1st rally after winning the nomination.
- (2001) The 95 year old, 286 room Renaissance Hotel complete with 30' copper domed lobby opens after a $61.8 millionia refurbishment.
- (2002) The Mellon Arena's 2nd NCAA Basketball Tournament starts with Cal v Penn & the Panthers beating Central Connecticut.
- (2002) UPTV goes on the air.
- (2003) The Panthers win their 1st Big East Tournament title, 74-56 v UConn as Julius Page is named MVP & Brandin Knight sets tournament records for assists & steals.
- (2007) The AIA announces the courthouse & Fallingwater as the nation's 2nd best court building & residence, trailing only to the US Supreme Court & Monticello.
- (2008) The Panthers win their 2nd Big East Tournament, 74-65 v Georgetown.
- (2008) Sen. Clinton visits the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
- (2012) Royal Dutch Shell announces a $1.05 billionia refinery in Potter.
- (2012) The city's 4th NCAA Tournament tips off at CONSOL.
- (2014) Rand Paul wins the Northeast Republican Leadership Conference.
- (2014) 6 Pittsburghers on a film crew get trapped between gunfire in Ukraine.[5]
- (2015) [6]
- (2015) [7] or was this march 14?
- (2018) [8] round 1 Consol opens