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

1854 Henry Gold Danforth, lawyer and U.S. Congressman, is born in the town of Gates in Monroe County.

1905 Henry A. Strong, financier to Eastman Kodak's beginnings and namesake to Strong Memorial Hospital, marries his second wife Hattie (Corrin) Lockwood.

1925 A statue of Major General Philip Schuyler is unveiled in front of Albany City Hall. Sculpted by J. Massey Rhind, the statue was unveiled by Mayor Hackett. On June 11, 2020 Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan signed an executive order to remove the statue citing Schuyler's history of being one of the largest slave owners in the Albany area.

2007 Kodak announces that by adding panchromatic or “clear” pixels to the RGB elements on the sensor array they've developed a two to fourfold increase in sensitivity to light (from one to two stops) compared to current sensor designs.

2018 The Democrat & Chronicle announces that their Editorial Board will be writing fewer op-ed pieces in their print edition, and focusing on "more impactful projects".

2018 A groundbreaking ceremony is held at Nazareth College for the Golisano Training Center--a facility intended to provide an inclusive experience for athletes of all abilities.

2018 Colorado based customer experience firm Market Force announces that after polling 12,892 shoppers nationally, Wegmans is "America's Favorite Grocery Store".

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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