Today in Canadian History
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June 29 – Thoroughbred Horse Racing in Canada
June 28 – Chinese Canadians and the Prairie West
June 27 – O Canada Officially Adopted
June 24 – 1968 Saint-Jean Baptiste Day
June 22 – Dief the Chief Becomes Prime Minister
June 20 – National Library of Canada Opens
June 17 – Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
June 16 – Saskatchewan Wakes up to a Socialist Government
June 15 – Herman ‘Jackrabbit’ Smith-Johannsen
June 14 – Province of Canada’s First Parliament
June 13 – The Last Fatal Duel
June 9 – The Politics of The Great Depression
June 8 – Mackenzie King Becomes Longest Serving PM
June 7 – The Beothuk
June 6 – D-Day
June 3 – Newfoundland Referendum of 1948
June 2 – Stan Rogers Passes
May 31 – Ernest Manning
May 30 – Neal Beaumont is Born
May 27 - Algonquin Park is Established
May 26 – The Avrocar or “Flying Saucer”
May 25 – Battle of Eccles Hill
May 24 – Tommy Chong is Born
May 19 – Parks Canada’s Anniversary.
May 18 – Fire in Montreal
May 17 – The Vickers Vedette
May 13 – Roch Carrier is Born
May 12 – Farley Mowat is Born
May 11 – The West End Gang
May 10 – The Legacy of Batoche
May 9 – The Chocolate Bar War
May 6 – North America’s first Pesticide Ban
May 4 – Law and Order in the Klondike
May 3 – Stampede Wrestling
April 29 – The Frank Slide
April 28 – Expo 67 Opens
April 27 – The Sacking of York
April 20 – The Rainmaker
April 19 – Black Loyalists During the American Revolution
April 15 – Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp is Liberated
April 14th – “Surplus Children”
April 13 – Grey Owl Passes
April 12 – The March of New Brunswick’s 104th
New Brunswick's 104th Foot Regiment arrived in Kingston on this date back in 1813. Their march from Fredericton covered over 1100km. To learn more we spoke to Historian and author of "The Road to Canada: The Grand Communications Route from Saint John to Quebec", Gary Campbell.
April 11 – Byng and Vimy Ridge
April 11, 1917 marked the third day of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. We spoke with Dr. Patrick Brennan of the University of Calgary about the leadership of lieutenant-general Julian Byng.
April 7 – The First Stamps
A Canadian postmaster issued a provisional stamp on this date back in 1851 - two weeks before the first Canadian stamps were issued to the public. To learn more we spoke with George Pepall, the President of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada.
April 6 – Vancouver Incorporated as a City
Vancouver was incorporated as a city back in 1886. We spoke with civic historian John Atkin.
April 5 – The Ripple Rock Explosion
Over the years over 100 vessels and 100 people were victims of Ripple Rock. The underwater "mountain" that was Ripple Rock was blown-up on this day back in 1958.
April 4 – E. H. Norman Takes His Own Life
Canadian diplomat and accused Soviet spy E. H. Norman jumped to his death from the roof of the Swedish Embassy in Cairo, Egypt on this day back in 1957. To learn more about Canada in the time of the Cold War we spoke with Dr. Bryan Palmer author of "Canada's 1960's: The Ironies of Identity in a Rebellious Era".
April 1 – A Small Town Mayor and the First Offical Game of Curling
To learn about the story of a small town mayor in 1888, we spoke with Dr. Martin Raeb. To learn about the first game of curling we spoke with Dr. Anthony Morrow of the University of Waterloo.
March 31 – Last Tot of Rum for Navy
Likely that some members of the Canadian Navy woke up with a hangover on this day back in 1972. The previous day they were served the last ration of rum.