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The first public musical performance at Carnegie Music Hall was a free organ recital in November 1895 by Frederic Archer, a British organist and composer who established the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
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Photo: Courtesy of NASAAstronaut food has come a long way in the 57 years since the first lunar mission. The Artemis II astronauts had access to 189 unique menu items, including coffee, tortillas, barbecue beef brisket, macaroni and cheese, butternut squash, and cookies.
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A polar bear may appear snowy white, but its coat actually contains no white pigment. Its hairs are hollow and its skin underneath is black.
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Photo: Renee RosensteelThe late sculptor Thaddeus Mosley, a lifelong Pittsburgher, was inspired to carve with wood in the 1950s after seeing a window display of Scandinavian furniture and decorative teak birds in downtown Pittsburgh’s Kaufmann’s department store.
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Steamy summer days feel worse in cities because concrete, asphalt, and metal reflect and absorb the heat. In dense Pittsburgh neighborhoods like the North Side and Oakland, this “urban heat island” effect can make it feel as much as 9 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the suburbs.
