View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1948, the hottest day ever is recorded in Buffalo. The day prior had broken the record with…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 2015, The Buffalo Marriott HarborCenter opens. The hotel was the final piece to Terry Pegula's development puzzle,…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1954, the NYS Thruway stretch between Buffalo and Rochester opens. "The Main Street of the Empire State"…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1984, Michael Jackson and the Jacksons perform at Rich Stadium as a part of their Victory Tour.…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1929, architect, educator and social justice activist Robert T. Coles is born. The Buffalo native was a…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1932, comedian and political satirist Mark Russell is born in Buffalo. Russell is widely known from his…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1891, Father Baker discovers natural gas on the Our Lady of Victory property. Intially spurred by high…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1924, Government agents pour 1,098 cases of ale into the Niagara River. The event occurred four years…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1861, Buffalo's Mayor William Ketchum patents the aptly named "Ketchum Grenade". Following it's invention, the grenade was…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Born Buffalo (@born_buffalo) #OnThisDay In 1968, a group of nine Vietnam War protestors are arrested at the Unitarian Universalist Church. These men…