Archive for May 1st, 2012

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    Travelling About: May-June 2012

    May 1, 2012 by admin
    1. Go Watch A War Of 1812 Battle In Southern Ontario The Battle of Longwoods was one of many fairly significant battles during the War of 1812—a force of British regulars, Canadian militia volunteers and native warriors was defeated by the Americans just south of London,...
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    1812 Journal – Then & Now

    May 1, 2012 by John Boileau
    With this issue we begin a new series commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812, which lasted from the American declaration of war on Great Britain in June 1812 to the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent in February 1815. Each article in our Then...
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    On This Date: May 2012

    May 1, 2012 by admin
    MAY 1, 1961: 415 Maritime Patrol Squadron is formed at Summerside, P.E.I. The unit will fly the Argus anti-submarine/marine patrol aircraft. MAY 2, 1957: The Royal Canadian Air Force receives its first delivery of the Canadair CP-107. The Argus is the most advanced anti-submarine aircraft of...