Friday, May 11, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 

1675 - 
Beggars ordered to get permission from priests to beg in the streets of Montreal and Quebec.

Thursday, May 10, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 

1976 - 
Olympic Lottery to continue until 1979, to cut deficit for 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal.

Wednesday, May 09, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 

1793 - 
Alexander Mackenzie leaves Fort York at the forks of the Peace and Smoky rivers; heads west towards Pacific with party of nine, eventually reaching the Pacific Ocean via the Bella Coola River, becoming the first European to cross North America using a route north of Mexico.

Tuesday, May 08, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 

1813 - 
General Zebulon Pike departs from York (Toronto) to Fort Niagara after burning the Parliament Buildings, looting the town; occupied since Apr 27.; British retaliate a year later by burning the American capital, Washington.

Monday, May 07, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History....  

1657 - 
Louis XlV prohibited the sale of liquor to Indians.