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On This Day In Buffalo

Tuesday, March 28

First Presbyterian Church dedicated, 1827

Directors Postpone Pan American Exposition until 1901 due to Spanish-Amercian War, 1898

WGR-AM radio begins broadcasting, 1922

Wednesday, March 29

Ice jam causes Niagara Falls to stop flowing, 1848

Harbor Inn demolished, 2003

50 Chicago St.

Groundbreaking for Explore & More Children's Museum, 2017

Town of Lancaster is Established, 1833

Lancaster, NY, USA

Thursday, March 30

WNED-TV begins broadcasting, 1959

Hotel Henry ribbon cutting, 2017

Richardson-Olmsted Complex

Tolls end for telephone calls within Buffalo & Erie County, 1963

Author David Sedaris give a reading, 2001

Rockwell Hall, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA

Friday, March 31

Cleveland Hill school annex fire, 1954

Cheektowaga, NY, USA

John W. Cowper construction company incorporated, 1915

New York State legalizes recreational marijuana use, 2021

Buffalo Fire department tests its first motorized fire engine, 1912

Church Street & Delaware Avenue, Church St & Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA

Saturday, April 1

Buffalo Urban League incorporated, 1929

Theater owner Michael Shea born, 1859

Elvis Presley performs in the Aud, 1957

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority takes over the Niagara Frontier Transit system, 1974

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