On This Day In Canadian History....
1793 - John Graves Simcoe names the capital of the new Province of Upper Canada York, after the Duke of York; renamed Toronto, an Iroquois word meaning Place of Meeting, in 1834, when the city of 9,000 is incorporated.
On This Day In Canadian History....
1925 - Edward S. Rogers Sr. invented the world’s first alternating current (AC) radio tube, which then enabled radios to be powered by ordinary household electric current. This was a dramatic breakthrough in technology and it became the key factor in popularizing radio reception. After this invention radios became far more commonplace.
KiSS Fm ViP Song:
8am: Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor
Noon: Black Eyed Peas - Don't Stop The Party
4pm: Rihanna - S&M
8pm: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
On This Day In Canadian History....
1785 - Fleury Mesplet publishes the first issue of 'The Montreal Gazette /Le Gazette de Montréal'; the oldest newspaper still in existence in Canada.
KiSS Fm ViP Song:
8am: One Republic - Good Life
Noon: Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
4pm: Usher - More
8pm: Britney Spears - I Wanna Go
On This Day In Canadian History....
1814 - Major-General Robert Ross leads 4,000 troops in attack on Washington; British burn the Capitol, White House, National Library and other government buildings; to retaliate for the American burning of York (Toronto) and Newark (Niagara) earlier in the War of 1812.
KiSS Fm ViP Song:
8am: Diddy-Dirty Money - Coming Home
Noon: Tinie Tempah - Written In The Stars
4pm: Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
8pm: Pitbull - Give Me Everything
On This Day In Canadian History....
1797 - Emanuel Allen sold at public auction in Montreal; last slave transaction in Canada
Poll results for "Less than 3 weeks until the kids go back to school. What did your kids do during their summer vacation? (Multiple Answers Allowed)", based on 56 responses....
33 votes(58%)......I Don't Have Kids/My "Kids" Are Adults
15 votes(26%)......Sat On Their Ass Playing Video Games
14 votes(25%)......Went On Vacation With Me
08 votes(14%)......Got A Summer Job
06 votes(10%)......Attended Summer Camp For At Least A Week
04 votes(07%)......Attended Summer School
04 votes(07%)......Attended Summer Day Camp(s)
04 votes(07%)......Went To One or Both Sets of Grandparents
03 votes(05%)......Spent Time With My Ex
01 votes(01%)......Became A Mall Rat
KiSS Fm ViP Song:
8am: Pitbull - Rain Over Me
Noon: Britney Spears - I Wanna Go
4pm: Hot Chelle Rae - Tonight Tonight
8pm: Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory
On This Day In Canadian History....
1952 - A CBC tele-cine projectionist inserts a slide upside down; Canada's first known TV gaffe.
KiSS Fm ViP Song:
8am: Britney Spears - Till The World Ends
Noon: Nicole Sherzinger ft 50 Cent - Right There
4pm: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
8pm: Britney Spears - I Wanna Go
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