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On This Day In Buffalo

Saturday, October 5

Zoological Society of Buffalo incorporated, 1931

First General Pulaski Day memorial parade held, 1947

First Buffalo Porchfest, 2013

Janis Joplin performs in Clark Gym, 1968

University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA

Sunday, October 6

Earliest recorded snowfall in Buffalo, 1991

King Albert, Queen Elizabeth, and Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium visit Buffalo, 1919

Senator Hillary Clinton welcomes Dublin (Ireland) Chamber of Commerce members to Buffalo, 2002

Buffalo History Museum, 1 Museum Ct, Buffalo, NY 14216, USA

Harriet Beecher Stowe Reads "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at St. James Hall, 1873

Monday, October 7

Daredevil Sam Patch jumps from Niagara Falls & survives, 1829

Telegraph messenger boys go on strike, 1901

Illinois Day at the Pan-American Exposition, 1901

Tuesday, October 8

St. Matthews RC Church dedicated, 1911

E. Ferry

The Buffalo Brewery destroyed by fire, 1825

Buffalo United Artists incorporated, 1998

National Pierogie Day

Wednesday, October 9

Clement Hall dedicated at UB, 1964

Above-ground section of Metro Rail opens, 1984

Buffalo Normal School cornerstone laid, 1913

Jersey Street, Jersey St, Buffalo, NY, USA

Death of Willis Carrier, inventor of air conditioning, 1950

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