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On This Day In Buffalo

Friday, May 31

Albright Art Gallery dedicated, 1905

Newspaper publisher Andrew Smitherman flees the Tulsa Massacre, 1921

Knights of the Ku Klux Klan file for incorporation, 1923

Old Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin St, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA

Saturday, June 1

Niagara Frontier Transit established, 1950

Taking over the bankrupt International Railway Corporation

Fenian Raid (Battle of Ridgeway) begins, 1866

Fort Erie, ON, Canada

Cornerstone laid for South Park High School, 1914

South Park High School, 150 Southside Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14220, USA

Hotel Lafayette opens to the public, 1904

Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY

Sunday, June 2

Grover Cleveland & Frances Folsom wedding, 1886

The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States

Lloyd Products, Inc., operators of Where's Lloyd food trucks, incorporated, 2010

County Executive Marx Poloncarz signs executive order committing Erie County to the Paris Climate Agreement, 2017

Brush Electric Light Co. incorporated, 1881

Monday, June 3

Str. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church founded, 1873

123 Townsend St, Buffalo, NY 14212, USA

Bijou Dream movie theater closes, 1916

Main & North Division

Millard Fillmore Hospital dedicated, 1911

Gates Circle, Gates Cir, Buffalo, NY, USA

Tuesday, June 4

BuffaloRising incorporated, 2004

United States Brewers Association holds convention in Buffalo, 1901

General Lafayette visits Buffalo, 1825

Stops at Eagle Tavern

Liberty Bell exhibited in Buffalo, 1904

Exchange St. Station

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