BUFFALO, N.Y. — 10 years ago this week:
It was a difficult day for both his fans and for him when the Buffalo Sabres traded away their longest ever tenured, and winningest goaltender of all time Ryan Miller.
I'm very emotional right now," said Miller during a news conference following the announcement of a deal which would send him to the St. Louis Blues, and where he struggled to keep his emotions in check. "It's been 12 years with this organization."
The following day it was announced that Pat LaFontaine had resigned as the Sabres President of Hockey Operation just three and a half months after he took the post.
20 years ago this week:
John Kerry, the front runner among democrats seeking that party's nomination for the president, brought his campaign to Buffalo speaking before an enthusiastic crowd downtown at the Ellicott Square building.
During a one on one interview with 2 on Your Side's Ron Plants, Kerry was asked how, as a man coming from a background of wealth and privilege, he could expect to connect with the average person living paycheck to paycheck and perhaps struggling to make ends meet.
Kerry replied, "if the measurement of whether or not you can be president is just privilege or where you come from we'd have never had Franklin Roosevelt who came from New York or John Kennedy of Massachusetts. The measurement is what you fight for."
Kerry would secure is party's nomination and go on to lose in the general election to incumbent President George W. Bush.
30 years ago this week:
A Burger King opened locally which was not out of the ordinary or especially news worthy, but for where this fast food restaurant was located. Watch the video attached to this story and, from the background, see if you can guess the unique location of the restaurant. (The answer appears at the end of the video).
Meanwhile, the eyes and ears of the world focused on Lillehammer, Norway and the much anticipated showdown between figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding.
The drama between the two American skaters began unfolding more than a month before when Kerrigan was clubbed on the leg by a man who turned out to be an associate of Harding's camp.
The story and buildup to the Olympics led to record interest and viewership in the sport of women's figure skating.
In the end Harding skated poorly and broke a lace on her skates during the long program, and Kerrigan skated well enough to claim a silver medal. 16 year old Oskana Baiul of Ukraine won the gold.
Controversy ensued days later when Kerrigan, while being feted with a parade in her honor at Walt Disney World, was overheard to say, "this is so dumb. This is the corniest thing I've ever done," while riding in a car with Mickey Mouse and waving to adoring fans.
40 years ago this week:
A late season snowstorm set the single day record for snowfall in Buffalo in the month of February. The 19 inch total was followed by a nearly similar amount the next day brining the storm's total to almost three feet.
Due to snow clogged streets in the city of Buffalo, school was cancelled for four days days prompting Superintendent of Schools Eugene Reville to remark, "I've never seen a situation quite as bad as this with the possible exception of 1977."
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