Friday, November 24, 2017

On This Day In Canadian History....                     

1968 - 
FLQ terrorists let off two bombs in the Eaton store in downtown Montreal.

Thursday, November 23, 2017

On This Day In Canadian History....                                             

1815 - Montreal installs first street lamps, fueled by whale oil; first streetlights in Canada.

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

On This Day In Canadian History....

1852- Frederick N. Gisborne completes laying North America's first submarine telegraph cable from Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick to Carleton Head, PEI.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

On This Day In Canadian History....

1899 - First automobile appears on the streets of Montreal; a Crestomobile.

Monday, November 20, 2017

On This Day In Canadian History....

1989 - Fabric roof of Montreal's Olympic Stadium tears during a wind storm.