Friday, July 13, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 

1982 - Montreal Expos host first All-Star Game played outside the US; the National League defeats the American League 4-1.

Thursday, July 12, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 

1812 - US Brigadier General William Hull crosses the Detroit River with 2,500 troops and occupies the town of Sandwich; first American invasion in the War of 1812; worried about a new alliance between the British and the Indians led by Tecumseh, Hull will soon retreat to Detroit, and surrenders to the British a month later.

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 


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990 - Corporal Marcel Lemay, a 31 year old constable, killed during gun battle as 100 members of La Sûreté du Québec attack Mohawk barricades, put up in March to block expansion of a golf course on land they claim was never signed away. Mohawks at Chateauguay (Kahnawake) set up sympathy blockade at Mercier bridge leading into Montreal, causing massive traffic jams for thousands of south shore commuters.

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 

1789 - Near Inuvik, NWT, Alexander Mackenzie reaches flats and marshes of the Mackenzie Delta, struggles to within a short distance of the Arctic Ocean before turning back.

Monday, July 09, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 

1749 - Edward Cornwallis founds new settlement of Halifax; founded as a naval settlement to counter Louisburg.