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Famous Friday: Kevin Bieksa
Kevin Bieksa of Grimsby Ontario Canada24Dec/10Off
Famous Friday – Mark Visentin
Mark Visentin will be the goalie for Team Canada in the 2010-11 IIHF U20 Ice Hockey Tournament in Buffalo, NY.27Aug/10Off
Famous Friday – Zach Anner
Zach was one of the top 5 finalists in Oprah's "Search for the Nest TV Star contest".11Jun/10Off
Famous Friday – Patrick Kane
Name: Patrick Timothy Kane Jr Birth Date: November 19, 1988 Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York Claim to Fame: Scored the game winning overtime goal for the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. Kane was born in Buffalo and learned how to play hockey while attending St. Martin of Tours school. He played [...]21May/10Off
Famous Friday – Nikola Tesla
Name: Nikola Tesla Birth Date: 10 July 1856 Place of Birth: Smiljan, Croatia Claim to Fame: His contribution to commercial electricity and the second industrial revolution was so great, that a monument was erected in his honour on both sides of the border. He is is best known for his many revolutionary developments in [...]23Apr/10Off
Famous Friday – Stefano Magaddino
Name: Stefano “The Undertaker” Magaddino Birth Date: October 10, 1891 Place of Birth: Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily Claim to Fame: Magaddino was America’s longest reigning Mob boss, holding power from 1922 until his death, by natural causes, in 1974. He was the owner of the Magaddino Memorial Chapel, a funeral home in Niagara Falls, New [...]9Apr/10Off
Famous Friday – The Great Farini
Also known as the Great Farini, William Hunt, made several tightrope performances at Niagara Falls. His feats included crossing a high wire with a man on his back, with a sack over his entire body, turning somersaults while on the rope, hanging from it by his feet, and even lowering a bucket into the Niagara River and using the water to wash his handkerchiefs.9Apr/10Off
Famous Friday – The Great Farini
Also known as the Great Farini, William Hunt, made several tightrope performances at Niagara Falls. His feats included crossing a high wire with a man on his back, with a sack over his entire body, turning somersaults while on the rope, hanging from it by his feet, and even lowering a bucket into the Niagara River and using the water to wash his handkerchiefs.2Apr/10Off
Famous Friday – Sir Casimir S. Gzowski
Name: Sir Kazimierz Stanislaus Gzowski Birth Date: March 5, 1813 Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg, Russia Claim to Fame: First chairman of the Niagara Parks Commission (1885-93) Gzowski was born in Russia of Polish parents. Forced to emigrate, following participation in the Polish Rising of 1830, he came to Canada in 1841. An exceptionally [...]26Mar/10Off