The world's first all motion picture theatre opened in Pittsburgh in 1905.

The first ever national convention of the Rpublican Party was held in Pittsburgh in 1856.

The world's first ever drive in service center was opened by Gulf in Pittsburgh in 1913.

Between 1947 and 1955, Jonas Salk, working at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, developed the world's first successful polio vaccine.

The nation's first commercial nuclear power generating plant was opened in 1957 at Shippingport.

The Pittsburgh area is internationally known for its leading the frontier in medical research and technology. The region is known for its leading role in the areas of cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, diabetes, and organ transplants.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is the world's largest and busiest organ transplant institution.

There are 29 colleges and universities in southwestern Pennsylvania with a combined enrollment of over 100,000 students.

Pittsburgh is within 500 miles of over half the population of the United States

Pittsburgh is the only city to consistantly rank in the top ten most liveable citys in North America.

Pittsburgh is the safest city, having over one million in population, in all the US

Pittsburgh is the second best city for working moms in the US.

Pittsburgh's crime rate is much below the national average. The incidence of violent crimes is much lower than elsewhere, and the FBI's Crime Index has southwestern Pennsylvania as having the lowest crime rate of all centers over          one million in population.

The Pittsburgh Pirates got their name when in 1892, they "stole" a player from the American league.

The Pittsburgh Pirates won their first world championship in 1909, when they defeated the Detroit Tigers four games to one.

The firefly (also known as the lightning bug) is the official Pennsylvania state insect

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