On This Day In Canadian History....
1958 - Toronto gets Canada's first direct distance dialing (DDD) system.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
 On This Day In Canadian History....
On This Day In Canadian History.... 
1833 - William Logie the first medical student to graduate in Canada, earning his degree from McGill University. 
 
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
 On This Day In Canadian History....
On This Day In Canadian History....  
1962 -  Engineers start drilling first stretch of tunnel for Montreal's new Metro subway system.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
 On This Day In Canadian History....
On This Day In Canadian History....  
1844 - William Harris founds the Bytown Packet newspaper; now the Ottawa Citizen.