Portal:Pittsburgh/On this day/March 19
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- (1864) The 118 Confederate prisoners held at West Pen since July, 1863--many captured on Morgan's Raid--are transferred to New Jersey for release.
- (1883) The Smithfield Street Bridge opens as the world's 1st Lenticular Truss bridge for non-rail traffic.
- (1936) Downtown suffers a 3rd day of the infamous St. Patrick's Day flood with waters receding to "only" 32'.
- (1955) In their 2nd straight trip to the NIT Championship Game, the Dukes capture the title 70-58 v Dayton at Madison Square Garden as the MVP goes to Westinghouse High alum Maurice Stokes of St. Francis.
- (1967) H. J. Heinz II purchases the Cultural District's Penn Theater, once modernized it will be home to the Pittsburgh Symphony as Heinz Hall.
- (1972) The Pirates compete a 3 game series with Cincinnati in Venezuela.
- (1976) World news report the city as dateline as both daughters of banking heir Seward Mellon are kidnapped in a custody dispute.
- (1983) City Hall is crowded with 8,000 responding to 170 "emergency employment program" 6-month-long cleaning jobs from proceeds of the city's land sale for One Mellon Center.
- (1988) Panthers star Charles Smith scores 31 in a win v Eastern Michigan in the NCAA Tournament for his 2,000th career point.
- (1988) The University of Pittsburgh sponsors a dinner at Duranti's to honor the 350th anniversary of Swedish exploration as Ralph Jalkanen visits.
- (1999) David Lawrence is named 2nd best all-time U.S. mayor by scholar Melvin Holli's comprehensive The American Mayor.
- (2004) CMU announces its largest gift to date, $70.7 millionia from David Tepper.
- (2006) At the Igloo v Toronto, NHL history is made as the Penguins lose a game that's only score is a penalty shot goal, the 1st time in over 70 years.
- (2012) For the 2nd time in as many weeks, the Cathedral of Learning is evacuated at the University of Pittsburgh because of a bomb threat.
