On This Day April 30 1924
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1924, Offerman Stadium opens. The stadium had also been known under the names Olympic Stadium, Buffalo Baseball…
On This Day April 29 1955
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1955, The Orleans was scrapped. The Orleans was one of the few remaining car ferries that would…
On This Day April 28 2000
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 2000, Flying Bison Brewing Company opens. One of the mainstays in Buffalo's bustling brewing industry, Flying Bison…
On This Day April 27 1914
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1914, The Elmwood Theatre opened! The theatre used to be located at the corner of Elmwood and…
On This Day April 26 1821
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1821, Frederick Law Olmsted was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Olmsted would go on to mastermind many of…
On This Day April 25 1978
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay Back in 1978, The New York State Health Department finally confirms Love Canal in Niagara Falls is a…
On This Day April 24 1982
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1982, Bob Barker hosts his "Fun & Games Show" at Buffalo's former Memorial Auditorium, or as many…
On This Day April 23 2023
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 2023, just one year ago, University at Buffalo and Amherst Resident C.R. Rao is awarded the Nobel…
On This Day in 1970: Ralph Nader’s Remarkable Earth Day Speech at the University at Buffalo
A profound event in the environmental movement took place on the University at Buffalo campus on April 22, 1970. During the very first Earth Day, environmental activist and consumer advocate…
Step Back in Time: The Grand Opening of Broadway National Bank in East Buffalo
In 1919, when the world was just catching its breath after the Great War, something remarkable happened in East Buffalo—a beacon of financial hope called the Broadway National Bank opened…