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ON THIS DAY: April 10, 1845, Fire destroys a third of Pittsburgh Matt Simmons The city of Pittsburgh has had its fair share of tragedies and difficult times, always emerging stronger and more vibrant than before. The Great Fire of Pittsburgh in 1845 was no exception, destroying about a third of the city, but also binding its residents together for the monumental rebuilding that changed the face of the city and its surrounding neighborhoods. By 1845, Pittsburgh’s haphazard growth and tightly packed wooden buildings were typical of early American cities. The booming population...

America's first investigative journalist got her start in an asylum Trailblazer Nellie Bly first went undercover in a New York psychiatric hospital in 1887, when she exposed its horrific conditions. Nellie Bly, 1890 photographBRIDGEMAN/ACI ByGiorgio Pirazzini In 1885 the Pittsburgh Dispatch published an article entitled “What Girls Are Good For,” which claimed a working woman was “a monstrosity.” The feature provoked a fiery rebuke from a 21-year-old reader, Elizabeth Jane Cochran, whose argument so impressed the editor that he published an advertisement asking the author to come for...

The Crazy True Story Of America's Stunt Girl Reporters By Kate Sullivan/Feb. 9, 2021 3:47 pm EDT Believe it or not, there once was a time when journalists were celebrities. It wasn't just talking heads on TV or social media influencers, either — these were real investigative journalists risking life and limb to bring you the unvarnished truth about everything from slum life to factory work. In the late 1800s through the 1920s, there was no radio or television — your social media chatter consisted of what you overheard at the store or, if you were rich, at dinner parties. So newspapers w...

Photo by Beth Hollerich A Nellie Bly statue was created to join Franco Harris and George Washington at the Pittsburgh International Airport.   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. She was a pioneering journalist who completed an around-the-world journey in 72 days and made a name for herself with other feats of derring-do. And she’s from Western Pennsylvania. On Thursday, Feb. 4, Nellie Bly will be the subject of a special virtual program, “Trailblazing Women in Journalism: The Legacy of Nellie Bly,” pre...