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News 2 You: Remembering one of Buffalo's most popular nightclubs, and when one of its most iconic idols became infamous

Our weekly walk back through time when those stories, and more, were all News 2 You.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — 10 years ago this week:

Jim Kelly was discharged from ECMC after undergoing cancer treatments.

Community members were shown images of the proposed development for the area of Gates Circle after the  planned demolition of Millard Fillmore Hospital was conducted.  Today some, but not all of the envisioned plan has been completed.

Ground was broken on the new Niagara Falls train station in the city's north end. The train station was built but has not become the catalyst for economic development as predicated by proponents of the costly project.

As the state legislative session wound down in Albany lawmakers  passed a bill making revenge porn a crime in New York .

The Pegulas sold off 75,000 acres of prime fracking land in Ohio and West Virginia for $1.75 billion. A short time later they were able to make their successful bid to purchase the Buffalo Bills.

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20 years ago this week:

One of America's most beloved musicians, Ray Charles, died at the age of 73.

Tom Brokaw still anchored NBC nightly news.

The Olsen twins turned 18.

Local favorites the Goo Goo Dolls performed for an appreciative crowd at the Allentown Arts Festival.

Fans at Holland Speedway enjoyed the school bus demolition derby as a prelude to summer.

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30 Years ago this week:

Shocked  neighbors gathered outside a west Los Angeles condo after the bodies of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson were discovered brutally murdered. Suspicion soon turned toward her estranged husband, OJ Simpson, whose iconic stature as a sports hero and entertainment star in Buffalo and abroad made it difficult for many to believe he could have anything to do with the murders.

Within days, however, Simson was charged. Subsequently came the infamous Ford Bronco chase and the "trial of the century" which lasted for more than 9 months and was broadcast on national television.

Simpson was eventually acquitted of criminal charges relating to the deaths but questions about his involvement followed him for the remainder of his life until his death two months ago at age 76.

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40 years ago this week:

People still partied the night away at what was once Buffalo's most popular nightclubs. Located in North Buffalo it reigned supreme in the 70's and 80s and was notable for attracting celebrities whenever they visited town. It is also 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). 

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