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JeremiahParry-Hill — 2018-09-11T17:49:14Z

+ Rob Schneider SNL connection

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	+ * '''1993''' - Rob Schneider debuts a character on Saturday Night Live knows as the "You Put Your Weed In There Guy." In a 2018 interview, he revealed that this was inspired by a visit to ["Archimage"] on ["Monroe Avenue"].

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JeremiahParry-Hill — 2018-04-09T14:08:59Z

added convenience link to pub quizzes

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	+ ''Are you looking for a list of local ["Trivia Nights"]?'' +

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BradMandell — 2008-08-30T22:40:59Z

duplicative info - had mail chute page already

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- * '''September 11, 1883''' - The mail chute was patented by James Cutler. This device was first used in the Elwood Building in Rochester, New York [http://www.rochester.lib.ny.us/rochimag/architecture/LostRochester/Elwood/Elwood.htm]	+ * '''September 11, 1883''' - ["James Cutler"] (later Mayor) patented the ["Mail Chute"] - first used in the ["Elwood Building"] in Rochester, NY

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alexandergartley — 2007-12-18T10:28:07Z

added wiki link to the Seneca Park Zoo

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- * '''August 26, 2003''' A 300-pound orangutan escapes from his cage at the Seneca Park Zoo, carrying off a volunteer as he flees. After a 15 minutes outside, he decides life in a cage is much preferable to that of life in the city of Rochester, New York and promptly returns to his cage without further incident.	+ * '''August 26, 2003''' A 300-pound orangutan escapes from his cage at the ["Seneca Park Zoo"], carrying off a volunteer as he flees. After a 15 minutes outside, he decides life in a cage is much preferable to that of life in the city of Rochester, New York and promptly returns to his cage without further incident.

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alexandergartley — 2007-12-18T10:26:54Z

added wiki link to Ward's Natural Science Establishment

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- * '''1862''' - Ward's Natural Science Establishment is formed in Rochester, New York. With the help of devoted young employee Carl E. Ackley, taxidermy makes strides toward becoming an artform. His efforts help lay the foundation of modern taxidermy in the United States of America.	+ * '''1862''' - ["Ward's Natural Science Establishment"] is formed in Rochester, New York. With the help of devoted young employee Carl E. Ackley, taxidermy makes strides toward becoming an artform. His efforts help lay the foundation of modern taxidermy in the United States of America.

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alexandergartley — 2007-12-18T10:26:08Z

added wiki link to High Falls

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- * '''Nov. 6 1829''' - Friday the 13th, ["Sam Patch"], the first man to successfully jump the Niagara Falls, gives his final performance at the High Falls downtown. His body is found five months later near the mouth of the ["Genesee River"].	+ * '''Nov. 6 1829''' - Friday the 13th, ["Sam Patch"], the first man to successfully jump the Niagara Falls, gives his final performance at the ["High Falls"] downtown. His body is found five months later near the mouth of the ["Genesee River"].

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alexandergartley — 2007-12-18T10:25:34Z

fixed misspelled "Niagra Falls"

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alexandergartley — 2007-12-18T10:24:45Z

capitalized "Bible"

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- * '''1829''' - Thirteen year old Jane Wilson recites 1,650 bible verses from memory.	+ * '''1829''' - Thirteen year old Jane Wilson recites 1,650 Bible verses from memory.

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RobertPolyn — 2005-06-03T18:53:27Z

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	+ * '''1829''' - Thirteen year old Jane Wilson recites 1,650 bible verses from memory.

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-19T15:07:35Z

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- * '''1848''' - The birth of American Spiritualism becomes forever linked to nearby Hydesville, New York when sisters Margaret and Catherine Fox claim the ability to communicate with departed spirits through a code of knocks and rapps heard through the walls of their home.	+ * '''1848''' - The birth of American Spiritualism becomes forever linked to nearby Hydesville, New York when sisters Margaret and Catherine Fox claim the ability to communicate with departed spirits through a code of knocks and rapps heard through the walls of their home. While living on ["Troup Street"] in our city in 1849, they perform a public hearing at the ["Corinthian Hall"], which spreads word of their abilities throughout the world.

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-12T19:25:42Z

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	+ * '''November 21, 1878''' - A section of rock 100 feet by twenty plunges into the gorge at the Middle Falls of the Genesee in Rochester.

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-11T05:32:41Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-07T19:04:25Z

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- * '''April 28, 1953''' Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon born in Rochester, New York.	+ * '''April 28, 1953''' Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon born in Rochester, New York. Nothing else noteworthy really occurs during this century.

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-07T18:35:51Z

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	+ * '''1829''' - Canal aqueduct spanning the Genesee River collapses under the stress of citizens gathered atop to watch a fight broken out between boat crews arguing over right of way.

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-07T17:55:43Z

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	+ ==2000's== + * '''August 26, 2003''' A 300-pound orangutan escapes from his cage at the Seneca Park Zoo, carrying off a volunteer as he flees. After a 15 minutes outside, he decides life in a cage is much preferable to that of life in the city of Rochester, New York and promptly returns to his cage without further incident.

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-07T17:49:02Z

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	+ * '''1848''' - The birth of American Spiritualism becomes forever linked to nearby Hydesville, New York when sisters Margaret and Catherine Fox claim the ability to communicate with departed spirits through a code of knocks and rapps heard through the walls of their home.

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-07T17:41:06Z

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	+ ==1900's== + * '''April 28, 1953''' Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon born in Rochester, New York.

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-07T17:16:23Z

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- * '''Nov. 6 1829''' - Friday the 13th, ["Sam Patch"] gives his final peformance jumping from the High Falls of Rochester, New York. His body is found five months later near the mouth of the ["Genesee River"].	+ * '''Nov. 6 1829''' - Friday the 13th, ["Sam Patch"], the first man to successfully jump the Niagra Falls, gives his final performance at the High Falls downtown. His body is found five months later near the mouth of the ["Genesee River"].

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-07T17:06:00Z

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- * '''September 11, 1883''' - The mail chute was patented by James Cutler. This device was first used in the Elwood Building in Rochester, NY [http://www.rochester.lib.ny.us/rochimag/architecture/LostRochester/Elwood/Elwood.htm]	+ * '''September 11, 1883''' - The mail chute was patented by James Cutler. This device was first used in the Elwood Building in Rochester, New York [http://www.rochester.lib.ny.us/rochimag/architecture/LostRochester/Elwood/Elwood.htm]

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-07T16:56:13Z

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- * '''1862''' - Ward's Natural Science Establishment is formed in Rochester, New York. With the help of devoted young employee Carl E. Ackley, taxidermy makes strides toward becoming an artform. His efforts help lay the foundation of modern taxidermy in the United States.	+ * '''1862''' - Ward's Natural Science Establishment is formed in Rochester, New York. With the help of devoted young employee Carl E. Ackley, taxidermy makes strides toward becoming an artform. His efforts help lay the foundation of modern taxidermy in the United States of America.

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-07T16:55:54Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-07T01:45:22Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-07T01:45:04Z

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	+ * September 11, 1883 - The mail chute was patented by James Cutler. This device was first used in the Elwood Building in Rochester, NY ([http://www.rochester.lib.ny.us/rochimag/architecture/LostRochester/Elwood/Elwood.htm])