On This Day In Canadian History....
1883 - Sanford Fleming's Standard Time scheme begins at midnight Atlantic Time in Nova Scotia and the eastern Seaboard of the US. Canada and the US agreed to divide the continent into four time zones, primarily to manage the nightmare of local times clashing with railway timetables. Other nations endorse idea at 1884 conference
On This Day In Canadian History....
1979 - Mississauga residents start to return after work crews drain liquid chlorine from rail tankers; no one killed or injured in largest single movement of people in Canada
On This Day In Canadian History....
1974 - Canadian actress, Genevieve Bujold stars in film 'Earthquake', with Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner; features 'Sensurround', with low-frequency noises supposed to suggest a quake
On This Day In Canadian History....
1835 - Opening of insane asylum at Saint John, New Brunswick; Canada's first insane asylum.
On This Day In Canadian History....
1981 - Canadarm remote manipulator performs flawlessly in four hours of tests on board the space shuttle Columbia STS-2; Canada's $100 million robot arm made by Spar Aerospace in Toronto; tests include manual and automatic modes of operation, ease of control, operation of joints and positioning accuracy; its wrist-mounted camera also put through its paces.
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