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0 MAY 1, 1888 The Earl of Derby, Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, is appointed Governor General of Canada. The cup he originally donated to the top-ranking amateur hockey club becomes a treasured national icon. MAY 2, 1915 Lieutenant Alexis Helmer is killed by shellfire near Ypres,...
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0 Lighthouse at Louisbourg PHOTO: CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY APRIL 1, 1734 On Cape Breton Island, the lighthouse at Louisbourg is officially lit; the only other on the entire eastern coast of North America is in Boston, Mass. APRIL 2, 1871 Canada’s population is 3,689,257, according to...
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0 During the Second World War, Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons flew many types of aircraft in a variety of roles. Looking over this history, it is worth noting that no Canadian squadron operated in the medium-bomber role closely identified with tactical bombing. The greater part... -
0 The second phase of Operation Totalize, which began on the afternoon of Aug. 8, 1944, was intended to bring 4th Canadian and 1st Polish Armoured divisions to the high ground overlooking the town of Falaise in Normandy. The divisions were to advance together on either... -
0 The operational crisis of 1942 shaped the nature of the Royal Canadian Navy’s escort fleet for the balance of the war. If the RCN and the minister of defence for naval services had had their way in early 1942, all emergency war construction would be... -
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0 Death of General Pike. ILLUSTRATION: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—C007434 The War of 1812 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 & Now Journal...
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1812 Journal – Then & Now
The War of 1812 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 & Now Journal consists of two parts. The “Then” portion describes events of the war in the same two-month time frame...
