Historical place archive

Buffalo in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Buffalo in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1825–1901

Historical events in Buffalo

1825

26 October 1825
Opening of Erie Canal
DeWitt Clinton · Infrastructure

The Erie Canal opens, reducing transport costs between the Great Lakes and Atlantic markets.

1901

6 September 1901
Assassination of William McKinley
William McKinley · Republican Party Government

Assassinated in Buffalo, New York

Provenance

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