Sept. 28:

— 1836 — A public debate was held in Jamestown on the topic of whether abolitionist doctrines would prove injurious to the country, reflecting the heated discussions of the time.

— 1911– The first airplane flight over Chautauqua County took place, piloted by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, marking a major milestone in aviation history.

— 1967 — Jamestown native Walter Washington took office as the first mayor of the District of Columbia, making history in the nation’s capital.

— 1975 — The first Busti Apple Festival was held, celebrating the region’s agricultural heritage, a tradition that continues today.

— 1984 — Wallace Barlow of Sugar Grove, Pa., retired as the last door-to-door milk delivery dairyman in the area, marking the end of a bygone era.