BUFFALO, N.Y. — 10 Years ago this week in 2013:
Hopefulness and enthusiasm described the mood in Dunkirk when Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans to re-open the shuttered NRG plant on the shore of Lake Erie, by converting it from a coal fired facility to one powered by natural gas.
The plan, however, never came to fruition, and just a decades later, today's elected leaders who control state policies from Albany have soured on using natural gas as an energy resource.
Jameis Winston won Heisman Trophy as a freshman, becoming the youngest ever recipient of college football's top individual honor
A Gallup poll was released regarding honesty and ethics in the professions, which found that members of congress were rated among the least trustworthy by Americans. One decade later, the most recent edition of the same poll indicates members of congress have slipped even further in terms of how those they represent view them, and rank only above telemarketers.
20 years ago this week in 2003:
The news was dominated by word of the capture of Saddam Hussein, who at the time was one of the world's most wanted fugitives.
The former president of Iraq, who was toppled from power after an invasion by US forces, had been in hiding for several months.
After ruling the country for nearly a quarter of a century, the former dictator was found in a dirt hole beneath a farmhouse near his hometown of Tikrit.
Almost unrecognizable, his beard was long and his expression bewildered when he was pulled from his hiding spot by special forces of the US military who told him, "President Bush sends his regards."
Saddam was hanged for crimes against humanity just over three years after his capture.
30 years ago this week in 1993
Shock jock Howard Stern, having conquered radio and television, was on the path to literary success with the release of an autobiography which his fans stood in line for hours to get.
The book debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller's list, stayed there for five weeks, and became the fastest selling title in the history of Simon & Schuster.
The title of the book by the self proclaimed "King of All Media" is the subject of this week's News 2 You Pop Quiz (the answer to which can be found at the conclusion of the video attached to this story).
This was back at a time when the parking lot in front of the Seneca Niagara casino was instead an ice rink in from of the Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center, and when Tom Brokaw was just halfway through his more than 20 year stint as the anchor of NBC Nightly News.
Back in Buffalo, and less than a decade after they were banished to make way for the metro rail, talk began about bringing cars back to Main Street downtown.
The challenge for engineers was to be able to design a system that would a allow for the sharing of the street while still allowing riders to get on and off the trains safely.
It took more than 20 years for the first phase of the project to be completed, which is still being conducted in phases today.
40 Years Ago this week in 1983:
Before they built their modern day indoor practice facility the Buffalo Bills used to hold practice outdoors on the field of Rich Stadium. This time of year that often meant practicing in harsh weather conditions.
Though it may be preferred to have practices indoors, some of those who follow the team still believe the outdoor practices in the snow and cold gave the Bills an advantage, which no longer exists, over opposing teams coming in for late season games in Orchard Park.
