Wikipedia:WikiProject University of Pittsburgh/On this day/October 8
Appearance
- (1921) First live radio broadcast of a college football game in the United States by KDKA when Harold W. Arlin announces a 21-13 Pitt victory over West Virginia in the Backyard Brawl at Forbes Field.
- (1855) Pitt resumed classes after the devastating fires in 1845 and 1849 twice destroyed its facilities.