Portal:Pittsburgh/On this day/May 8
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- (1811) The National Road awards its first contracts.
- (1856) The Cox children, missing for two weeks in Bedford County, are located deceased after a farmer and his brother follow a trail that they had laid out in their dreams.
- (1909) A Saltsburg buggy accident injures three family members as they are thrown from the carriage, the mother seriously.
- (1910) At Yukon, Sheriff deputies fire into a crowd during the Slovak Strike.
- (1912) The Filipinos play their first game, a 3–2 loss to Cincinnati at Expo Park.
- (1912) `Abdu'l-Bahá departs Penn Station after a two-day visit.
- (1956) US Steel formally opens its new four-building, 142-acre research center in Monroeville.
- (1963) At Chicago, Pirates star Willie Stargell hits his first career home run.
- (1966) A private plane crash near Connellsville kills Pennsylvania Attorney General Walt Alessandroni, his wife Ethel and a Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board member as well as the pilot.
- (1973) Willie Stargell hits his second home run completely out of Dodgers Stadium, to date the only player to do it once and twice.
- (1985) The Pittsburgh Subway/Lightrail receives $45.6 millionia in federal grants for its extension to the South Hills.
- (1988) Pirates ace Doug Drabek pitches an 8-inning no-hitter versus San Diego at Three Rivers.
- (1997) Thomas Marino is announced as majority owner of the Penguins.
- (1999) The city announces restoration efforts at Frick Park, matching donations of $195,995ia.
- (2001) Pittsburgh International Airport's 2,000-square-foot world duty-free shop closes after 10 years.
- (2007) The city hosts its first WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the Civic Arena.
- (2008) The David L. Lawrence Convention Center hosts the national championship rounds for the US Chess Federation.
- (2013) City Schools' discovery of French painting is bought for $905,000 at auction.
