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- ↑ "Living History". WQED. OnQ Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "Bloomberg".
- ↑ "Carnegie Mellon University Department of History".
- ↑ "Andrew E. Masich - Adjunct Professor". Carnegie Mellon University.
- ↑ "Heinz History Center's Masich looks ahead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ↑ https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/heinz-history-center-is-part-of-collaboration-for-made-by-u-s-initiative/
- ↑ https://www.history.com/shows/the-food-that-built-america/season-1/episode-1
- ↑ https://www.timesonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2016/10/26/pittsburgh-s-history-center-featured/18573739007/
- ↑ https://www.audacy.com/podcast/kdka-radio-time-capsule-f1e1a
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