Portal:Pittsburgh/On this day/June 10
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- (1890) Burghers star Jocko Fields hits Expo Park's 1st homer in a win v Chicago.
- (1891) Pittsburgh becomes Chapter #1 of the 8 month old Daughters of the American Revolution.
- (1899) Pirates star Jimmy Williams' rookie record 26 game hitting streak ends v Louisville at Expo Park.
- (1911) The Pirates get a pair of double steals while having a triple steal ruled instead an error as Bobby Byrne steals 2nd, 3rd (as the Dodgers argued the call at 2nd) & home in the 1st at Forbes Field.
- (1935) At Forbes Field v Cincinnati 3 straight Pirates hit homers in the 8th (Paul Waner‚ Arky Vaughan‚ & Pep Young) for 4 total for the day.
- (1940) The city's 1st night game is hosted by Forbes Field as the Pittsburgh Pirates lose to the Dodgers 7-8.
- (1957) Churchill Valley crowns the LPGA Championship winner.
- (1960) Westinghouse ends 13 seasons of prime-time TV sponsorship with Westinghouse Playhouse's finale.
- (1966) Henry Keller is appointed Fire Chief, replacing Steven Adley at City Hall.
- (1971) Grays & Crawfords star Satchel Paige is among the 1st Negro Leaguers to be voted into the Hall of Fame.
- (1981) Three Rivers hosts a 100th Pirates season win v San Diego before disbanding for the 2 month players strike.
- (1981) David Roderick speaks at the Duquesne Club to bond & security dealers committing that PPG, Joy, Alcoa, Westinghouse, US Steel will increase their contributions to help city debt, local universities & the arts citing how Pittsburgh is unique for its unusual amount of cooperation between business & government, before they tour the city with Mayor Caliguiri & URA chairman John P. Robin.
- (1985) Bob Prince, legendary Pirates broadcaster & Hall of Famer dies at 68 at UPMC Presbyterian.
- (1992) Dennis Miller hosts the 1st ever MTV Awards Show.
- (1993) The AP reports on the new Pittsburgh International's absence of clocks.
- (2002) Men's Health & Good Morning America announce they will follow & air the "challenge" to citizens of Large in a nationwide fitness program.
- (2009) The Economist makes world news naming Pittsburgh as the "most livable" US city & 29th worldwide.
- (2011) Allegheny General announces the city's 2nd Medical School, a branch of Temple University.