Back in 1880, Edward "Ned" Hanlan defeated E.A. Trichett of Australia for the world singles rowing championship.
Nov. 10 – The Edmund Fitzgerald goes down
Back in 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior.
Nov. 9 – The First Game of Football
The first documented game of football was played at the University of Toronto on this day back in 1861. To learn more about the history of football in Canada I spoke with Curator of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, Meghan Sturgeon.
Nov. 8 – Viola Desmond is physically removed from theatre
In 1946, Viola Desmond was forcibly removed from a theatre in New Glasgow, NS for refusing to move from whites-only section.
Nov. 5 – First CBC broadcast of official time signal
Back in 1939, CBC first broadcasts the NRC (then Dominion Observatory) official time signal.
Nov. 4 – Inventor George Klein Passes Away
We spoke with Dick Bourgeois-Doyle, author of George J. Klein: the great inventor about this amazing Canadian's life and approximately 1500 inventions.
Nov. 3 – The story of Danylo Shumuk
This political prisoner arrived in Canada after being imprisoned for 42 years.
Nov. 2 – Compensation for sterilization victims
Back in 1999, Alberta government announced that it would compensate 242 people who had been sterilized under the Sexual Sterilization Act.
Nov. 1 – Hungarian Immigrants in Canada
Dr. Royden Loewen of the University of Winnipeg explains to us the difference between the waves of immigrants coming to Canada from Hungary.
March 25 – The Aroostook War Take II
The agreement which ended the crisis at the Maine/New Brunswick border was signed on this day back in 1839. To learn more we spoke with historian and author of "The Road to Canada: The Grand Communications Route from Saint John to Quebec" Gary Campbell.
Mar. 1 – The Great Winnipeg Gold Robbery of 1966
Kenneth "The Gentleman Bandit" Leishman stole nearly $400 000 worth of Gold bullion from the Winnipeg International Airport on this date back in 1966. To learn more we spoke with historian Christian Cassidy of West End Dumplings & This Was Manitoba.
Jan. 5 – The Montreal Canadiens Play their First Game at Home
The Montreal Canadiens played their first game at Home on this day back in 1910. To learn more, we spoke with Dr. Matthew Barlow from the Department of History, Economics & Political Science at John Abbott College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec.