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

1834 The Long Island Railroad is chartered. Today, it is the oldest running railroad in the United States to still be operating under its original name.

1848 James G. Cutler, former Mayor of Rochester from 1904-07 and most recognized for inventing the mail chute, is born in Albany.

2010 The first of two days of the sixth annual Tora-Con, an anime convention hosted at Rochester Institute of Technology. This would be the first year that the event was two days instead of one. The event featured guests Armcannon, Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, Geek Comedy Tour, Gavin Goszka, Yuko "Aido" Ota, Ananth Panagariya, Michael Poe, Monica Rial, Chris Sabat, Adam Smithee, Eric Vale, and Billy West and approximately 2,500 were in attendance.

2016 The Rochester Razorsharks win their sixth (3rd consecutive) Premiere Basketball League (PBL), title.

2018 The Commission on Judicial Conduct makes a historic announcement stating that Rochester Judge Letitia Astacio should be removed from the bench. Her infamous story began two years previous when she stopped for driving while intoxicated.

2019 The Syracuse New Times ceases free distribution of their print edition, opting instead to distribute directly using a paid subscription model.

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.

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