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On This Day In Buffalo

Monday, January 13

Goodwill Industries of WNY incorporated, 1920

Guaranty Building under construction, 1895

First Annual Convention of the Irish National Land League opens, 1881

Buffalo, NY, USA

Fire in Buckingham Hotel kills two young women, 1901

210 Allen St, Buffalo, NY 14201, USA

Tuesday, January 14

Our Lady of Lourdes dedicated, 1900

John R. Oishei Foundation incorporated, 1941

Mission School opens, 1823

Cattaraugus Reservation, NY, USA

Doomed stadium for Bills & Sabres anouced, 1970

Lancaster, NY, USA

Wednesday, January 15

Buffalo Morning Express newspaper begins publishing, 1846

Bak USA opens headquarters in Buffalo, 2015

425 Michigan Ave.

Buffalo City Hall added to the National Register, 1999

Niagara Square, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA

First Treaty of Buffalo Creek signed, 1838

Thursday, January 16

Home for the Friendless incorporated, 1868

1500 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209, USA

Ballplayer Jimmy Collins born, 1870

Niagara Falls, NY, USA

New York State Canal System named a National Historic Landmark, 2016

Prohibition goes into effect, 1920

Friday, January 17

First regular air mail service begins, 1927

Buffalo Niagara International Airport, 4200 Genesee St, Buffalo, NY 14225, USA

Buffalo Fire Historical Society chartered, 1984

Hotel Lenox construction begins, 1897

First episode of "Meet the Millers" airs, 1950

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