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On This Day In Buffalo

Monday, November 18

Buffalo State Asylum (now the Richardson complex) admits first patients, 1880

Coit Block destroyed by fire, 1873

Swan & Pearl, Buffalo

Niagara St. Methodist Episcopal Church dedicated, 1858

Tuesday, November 19

Lincoln delivers Gettysburg address, 1863

Joseph Webb announces the opening of his brewery, 1811

Black Rock, Buffalo, NY, USA

American Airlines plane bursts into flames after landing, 1934

Buffalo Airport

Ralph C. Wilson signs lease for War Memorial/Civic Stadium, 1959

285 Dodge St, Buffalo, NY 14209, USA

Wednesday, November 20

Twentieth Century Club opens, 1894

595 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA

Buffalo & Niagara Falls Electric Shoe Shining Machine Co. incorporated, 1912

Blizzard of 2000 begins, dropping 35 inches of snow

Oscar Peterson performs, 1980

Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Cir, Buffalo, NY 14201, USA

Thursday, November 21

Norton Union cornerstone laid, 1961

South Campus, University at Buffalo

St. Louis Church dedicated, 1847

Main & Tupper

Cornerstone laid for Connecticut St. Armory, 1889

Ny State Armory, 184 Connecticut St, Buffalo, NY 14213, United States

Buffalo Deaconess Home incorporated, 1890

2978 Main Street

Friday, November 22

South Buffalo Businessmen's Association incorporated, 1927

Albright-Knox breaks ground on new addition, 2019

Cornerstone laid for Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, 1931

Parkside Avenue & Tacoma Avenue, Parkside Ave & Tacoma Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216, USA

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