Friday, January 26, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History....     

1611 -  Madame de Poutrincourt leaves Dieppe, France with Jesuits Pierre Biard and EnĂ©mond Masse and her son, Charles Biencourt; first titled lady, first Jesuits in Canada

Thursday, January 25, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 

1932 - Governor General, the Earl of Bessborough speaks to the Lieutenant Governor of each province, to inaugurate the Trans-Canada telephone system.

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 

1978 - Nuclear-powered USSR satellite Cosmos 954 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrates over the Northwest Territories, scattering radiation; Canadian Armed Forces launches large operation to recover debris.

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History....    

1972 - Terrorists throw four firebombs at the Soviet consulate in Montreal, doing slight damage.

Monday, January 22, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 

1699 - Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Saint-Vallier founds the first elementary school in New France.