On This Day August 11 1956
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1956, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "The Birth of a New Age" address at the…
On This Day August 10 1982
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1982, Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy is incorporated. Originally, the group had formed in 1978 as the "Buffalo…
On This Day August 9 1917
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1917, Jack "The Human Fly" Williams scales the Main St. facade of the Iroquois Hotel. Williams was…
On This Day August 8 1902
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1902, Marshall "Major" Taylor competes in a bicycle race at Buffalo Athletic Field, being narrowly defeated by…
On This Day August 7 1814
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1814, U.S. Major Lodowick Morgan, along with 240 rifleman, successfully holds off British attempts to invade Buffalo.…
On This Day August 6 1911
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1911, Lucille Ball is born in Jamestown, New York. Ball gained massive fame for her role on…
On This Day August 5 1903
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1903, Giuseppe Creatore and his band play at the former Convention Hall. Creatore is widely considered one…
On This Day August 4 1874
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1874, the very first Chautauqua Assembly is held in Chautauqua, New York. This meeting marked the beginning…
On This Day August 3 1877
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1877, the first ever professional baseball game in Buffalo is played. The Buffaloes (now knowns as the…
On This Day August 2 1889
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1889, Iroquois Hotel opens. The hotel was built of Granite and adorned with fireproof tiles on their…