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• The First Baseball Stadium in the U.S. - 1909
In 1909 the first baseball stadium, Forbes Field, was built in Pittsburgh, followed soon by similar stadiums
in Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, and New York.
• First Motion Picture Theatre - 1905
The first theater in the world devoted to the exhibition of motion pictures was the "Nickelodeon," opened
by Harry Davis on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh.
• First Banana Split - 1904
Invented by Dr. David Strickler, a pharmacist, at Strickler's Drug Store in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
• The First World Series - 1903
The Boston Pilgrims defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates five games to three in baseball's first modern World
Series in 1903.
• First Ferris Wheel - 1892/1893
Invented by Pittsburgh native and civil engineer, George Washington Gale Ferris (1859-1896), the first
Ferris Wheel was in operation at the World's Fair in Chicago. It was over 264 feet high and was capable
of carrying more than 2,000 passengers at a time.
• Long-Distance Electricity - 1885
Westinghouse Electric developed alternating current, allowing long-distance transmission of electricity for
the first time.
• First Air Brake - 1869
The first practical air brake for railroads was invented by George Westinghouse in the 1860s and
patented in 1869.

Revised: 9/2019