A trip through Pittsburgh time, space and history since Bill Cowher replaced Chuck Noll

Jan. 21, 1992: The Steelers hire 34-year-old Bill Cowher as head coach.

March 2, 1992: In Findlay, Ohio, Ben Roethlisberger turns 10.

June 1, 1992: Penguins sweep Chicago for second consecutive Stanley Cup.

Oct. 14, 1992: Atlanta's Francisco Cabrera drives in Sid Bream to beat the Pirates, 3-2, in painful NLCS Game 7.

July 12, 1994: Baseball's All-Star Game comes to Three Rivers Stadium. Moises Alou doubles in the winning run for the NL.

Jan. 28, 1996: Cowher returns the Steelers to the Super Bowl. They lose to Dallas, 27-17.

Feb. 13, 1996: MLB OKs sale of Pirates, team coming off third losing season in a row, to a 33-year-old Californian named Kevin McClatchy.

April 20, 1996: The Steelers acquire Jerome Bettis from the Rams.

Sept. 17, 1996: Jim Leyland says he will step down as Pirates manager.

April 26, 1997: Mario Lemieux retires after a 6-3 playoff loss vs. the Flyers.

March 8, 1999: Ben Howland is hired, touching off a new golden age of Pitt basketball.

Sept. 3, 1999: Lemieux buys the Penguins out of bankruptcy.

Dec. 27, 2000: Lemieux unretires.

Feb. 11, 2001: Three Rivers Stadium is imploded even as PNC Park and Heinz Field go up around it in time to open later in year.

April 24, 2004: The Steelers select Roethlisberger in the NFL draft.

Jan. 24, 2006: Lemieux retires. Again.

Feb. 5, 2006: Cowher coaches the Steelers to first Super Bowl title in 26 years -- 21-10 vs. Seattle -- after which Bettis retires.

July 12, 2006: The All-Star Game visits Pittsburgh. Again.

Oct. 21, 2006: After stints in Florida, Colorado and six years out of the dugout, Leyland manages the Tigers to the World Series.

Jan. 5, 2007: Cowher, 49, resigns after 15 seasons as Steelers coach.