These Are The Results For The Week Of December 31 – January 6
12/31/1943
The Royal Canadian Air Force is at its peak with 215,000 people, including 15,000 members of the Women’s Division.
12/31/1999
Russian President Boris Yeltsin resigns. He is replaced by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
01/1/1916
Prime Minister Robert Borden promises to field an army of half a million men, and decides to commit two more army divisions to the Western Front.
01/1/1921
Rear-Admiral Walter Hose succeeds Admiral Charles Kingsmill as director of the Naval Staff.
01/1/1947
The Canadian Citizenship Act is passed.
01/2/1908
The Royal Mint of Ottawa opens, later known as the Royal Canadian Mint.
01/2-6/1945
After waiting for the sodden dike country to freeze solid, 1st Canadian Corps launches well-co-ordinated attacks on two strong German pos...