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History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County (2 vol. 1884). Taylor, Steven J.L. Desegregation in Boston and Buffalo: The influence of local leaders (SUNY Press, 1998). Williams, Lillian Serece. Strangers in the Land of Paradise: The Creation of an African American Community in Buffalo, New York, 1900-1940 (Indiana University Press, 2000).
1923 - On February 24, Phi Omega chapter of the National Omega Psi Phi fraternity was chartered at University of New York at Buffalo as first African American Greek-Lettered Fraternity established in western New York. 1924 DuPont cellophane manufactory begins operating. [18] [19] WEBR radio begins broadcasting. [25] 1926
1970–71 Buffalo Sabres season; 1971–72 Buffalo Sabres season; 1972–73 Buffalo Sabres season; 1973–74 Buffalo Sabres season; 1974–75 Buffalo Sabres season; 1975 Stanley Cup Finals; 1975–76 Buffalo Sabres season; 1976–77 Buffalo Sabres season; 1977 Buffalo mayoral election; 1977–78 Buffalo Sabres season; Blizzard of 1977; 1978 ...
On November 10, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited Buffalo and in a speech titled "The Future of Integration" at Kleinhans Music Hall before about 2,500 persons sponsored by the Graduate Student Association at the University at Buffalo proclaimed: "We are moving toward the day when we will judge a man by his character and ability instead ...
1872 (special) 31 Lewis P. Dayton: Democratic 1874 – 1875 1873: 32 Philip Becker: Republican 1876 – January 7, 1878 1875: 33 Solomon Scheu: Democratic
With a population of 278,349 according to the 2020 census, Buffalo is the second-most populous city in New York state after New York City, and the 81st-most populous city in the U.S. [10] Buffalo is the primary city of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 1.2 million in 2020, making it the 49th ...
The City of Buffalo established the Preservation Board in 1976. Its powers and responsibilities are derived from Buffalo's Preservation Ordinance, which declares "as a matter of public policy that preservation, protection, conservation, enhancement, perpetuation, and utilization of sites, buildings, improvements, and districts of special character, historical or aesthetic interest, or value ...
Through the 1960s and 1970s freight traffic via Buffalo declined, air travel and the New York State Thruway took railway passengers away as well. [21] By 1980, the rail hub in the city was gone. [21] Regionally based insurance companies also have maintained their headquarters in Buffalo, New York. There's Merchants Insurance Group and Lawley ...