BUFFALO, N.Y. — 10 Years ago this week:
Forbes ranked Buffalo as the nation's most affordable city to buy a home. One decade later, it's most recent rankings place Buffalo as the ninth most affordable.
A late season blizzard hit Western New York impacting areas throughout the region but most particularly the Northtowns.
20 years ago this week:
Nearly five years after it was announced with much fanfare, the Aqua Falls project was still no more than a large hole in the ground in front of the former Occidental Chemical building in Niagara Falls. In the end the aquarium project never was built, the hole was filled in, and the land today serves as a parking lot.
The final loaves of bread were baked at the Kaufman's facility on Fillmore Avenue when, after 67 years, the plant shut down and more than 100 remaining workers lost their jobs.
The Seneca Nation was eyeing a parcel of land near the airport in Cheektowaga for its third Western New York casino, which they eventually would build instead near Buffalo's Old First Ward.
Baby Joe Mesi pushed his record to 29-0 with a unanimous decision over Vasilly Jirov during a bout in Las Vegas. However, during the fight Mesi was punched in the back of the head, and days later an MRI showed the blow and others sustained during the fight caused subdural hematomas, or burst blood vessels on the surface of his brain. This resulted in the suspension of Mesi's boxing license in the prime of his career and derailed his hopes of becoming the unified world heavyweight champion. Mesi would spend two years fighting to get his license back and would eventually return to the ring before retiring undefeated.
The Apprentice, starring Donald Trump, was in its first season on television and Sears, once the nation's largest retailer, sold its office tower in Chicago which at the time stood as the tallest building in the world.
30 years ago this week:
George Pataki, a relatively unknown State Senator from the Hudson Valley area, was in the early part of his bid to become Governor of New York when he came to Buffalo on a campaign swing. At the time, Pataki wasn't given much of a chance to defeat three term incumbent Mario Cuomo, but would go on to win the election in November.
Pataki would serve three terms before retiring in 2006 as the last republican to hold the office of Governor of New York.
40 Years ago this week:
KITT the car from the popular television series Knight Rider was in Buffalo and is the subject of this week's News 2 you Pop Quiz which is: what kind of car was KITT? (for the answer, watch the conclusion of the video attached to this story).
A ceremony was held at Harrison Radiator to commemorate production of the 75 millionth air conditioning unit manufactured at the Lockport plant.
When democrats went to the polls on what was the first ever Super Tuesday, their choices were between Walter Mondale, Gary Hart, John Glenn, and Jesse Jackson.
The Como Mall in Cheektowaga was still a popular destination for shoppers. Years later, business would fall off when the Walden Galleria was constructed nearby. Today, the structure of the mall remains as the AppleTree Business Park on Union Road.
Breakdancing was at the height of its popularity, with many youth seeking to learn the style of street dancing first popularized in New York City in the late 1970s.
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