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On This Day In Buffalo

Sunday, October 13

Model Beverly Johnson born, 1952

Canal Society of New York State founded in Buffalo, 1956

Holland Office Museum dedicated, 1894

Batavia, NY

Glenn Miller band performs, 1939

Shea's Buffalo Theatre, 650 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA

Monday, October 14

Cataract House Hotel destroyed by fire, 1945

Niagara Falls, NY

Memorial Auditorium opens, 1940

Main & Scott

Debut of Buffalo Braves professional basketball team, 1970

Memorial Auditorium

Saturn Club incorporated, 1889

Tuesday, October 15

Buffalo Sabres play their first game, 1970

Memorial Auditorium

Bethlehem Steel closes, 1982

Lackawanna, NY, USA

Methodist Episcopal trustees buy land for a church, 1821

Columbia Roller Rink opens, 1887

941 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14204, USA

Wednesday, October 16

Town of West Seneca established, 1851

Thruway Plaza opens, 1952

Cheektowaga, NY

Cornerstone laid for Buffalo Museum of Science, 1926

Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14211, United States

Vice President Richard Nixon gives speech in Buffalo, 1956

Thursday, October 17

Buffalo Lighthouse Association incorporated, 1985

President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates federal courthouse, 1936

Niagara Square, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA

Buffalo Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. born, 1918

Detroit, MI, USA

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library dedicated, 1964

1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA

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