History

The Culvert Road tunnel in Medina, NY, is the only place where you can cross UNDERNEATH the Erie Canal. Not that you could get us to try it...that sounds creepy. The man-made Erie Canal was created to provide easier access between the Atlantic and the Great Lakes Region...

Orchard Park is a town in Erie County and contains a village with the same name. It is part of the Southtowns of Buffalo, which most years means it's a mecca for snow storms, but this year..... The town was separated from the Town of Hamburg in 1850 and renamed to the town of Ellicott after Joseph Ellicott; however, within months the town's name was changed to the town of East Hamburgh... Read Mor

Dozens and dozens of things were invented, developed and made right here in Western New York.  Here's one that tens of thousands of people use every single day all across the world and the very first one was made right here in Buffalo.

History’s Vikings famously ditches the classic helmet imagery, but did you know the concept of filthy, horned raiders was historically inaccurate anyway? Or that the Travis Fimmel series pays homage to classic Norse myth in its titles? Sharpen your axes and fill your flagons, and let the 24th episode of ‘You Think You Know TV?’ take you along with Ragnar Lothbrok for a raiding party on History’s Vikings!

As you're trying to get your body into bikini shape try and remember back to that days when you wouldn't really have to worry about your figure for swimwear. Swimsuits have come a LONG was since the days of essentially wearing a sensible pants suit into the water...

Funds are needed to help mark the birthplace of Louis "Grandpa" Jones. A few organizations are trying to raise the money to help properly honor the late Country Music Hall of Famer with a historical marker.

Ninety-four-year-old Michael Karkoc has spent six decades living in America. Recently, the Associated Press discovered that, prior to illegally entering the country in 1949, he was a leader in a World War II group that committed war crimes including the massacres of women and children.

I’m not sure who you’d compare him with today because he was so many things and he did them so well. Ben Franklin was one of America’s founding fathers and signed the Declaration of Independence.  He was also an author, printer, politician, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, musician. He was expert chess player and he even was the country’s first Postmaster General. But his words of wisdom

There's a one-of-a-kind museum right in our own backyard!

Today is the day that the Boston Massacre took place in 1770. Some people think the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre are the same thing. They both were the result of the British taxing the colonies, but they’re completely separate events.

This week we are saluting the men and women of the U.S. Navy.  Buffalo N.Y. will be in the spotlight during “Navy Week” as the nation commemorates the bicentennial of the War of 1812.  Western New Yorkers

I have lived in Western New York all my life and I am very proud of Buffalo and its rich history. At one time Buffalo was a very happening place. In the early 1900's, Buffalo was the 8th largest city in the United States. At one point, Buffalo was home to the highest population of millionaires in the entire country...