This Day In New York History

There are a lot places to find information on New York history. Plenty of organizations do a great job telling in depth stories about specific battles, famous people, and even small town tales. All of that history comes with important dates in our past.

This page is an evolving attempt to try and capture the important dates in the Empire State’s past. The database includes historic events, births, and deaths that took place on this day in history. Each one in some way directly relates to Upstate.

This database is a work in progress and is updated regularly with historic dates. Some will be wide reaching and recognizable across Upstate. Others will be noteworthy only to those who live right in the region.

Regardless of the relation, all of the dates and events included in this database have had an impact in some way to the history of Upstate New York.

Today’s Events

1876 Ross Barnes, born in Mt. Morris, New York in Livingston County, hits the first ever recorded home run in Major League Baseball History.

1929 Red Wing Stadium (later, Silver Stadium) opens in Rochester.

1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt makes a return visit to Rochester and addresses residents. It rained throughout his address, as it did during his first visit on October 17, 1936.

1950 Louis Andrew Grammatico (better known as "Lou Gramm"), musician and lead singer for the band Foreigner, is born in Rochester, New York, Monroe County.

1950 Louis Andrew Grammatico (better known as "Lou Gramm"), musician and lead singer for the band Foreigner, is born in Rochester.

2006 It is announced that Euroferries Limited would purchase the "fast ferry" for $29.8 million, the highest of seven bids, though still short of the city's asking price of $32 million.

2018 Rochester achieves a record temperature of 85 degrees, tieing the previous record from 2001. Three days prior to this record, it was snowing.

Looking for more? You’ll find a whole bunch of Upstate history in the facts section.

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Whether it’s the closing an iconic restaurant, the birth of a well known Upstater, or a news event that made waves, it’s an important piece of our past. It may seem inconsequential, but preserving the past is an integral part of our local storytelling.

If you have a piece of history related to New York that you feel should be included, please submit using this contact form.