The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto.
The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto.
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1934
Birth of Jamie Farr
Born: Jamie Farr, American actor.
1931
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty become the first people to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engined…
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty become the first people to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engined monoplane aircraft (a Lockheed Vega).
1890
Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable.
Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable.
1867
The British North America Act takes effect as the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia join…
The British North America Act takes effect as the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia join into confederation to create the modern nation of Canada. John A. Macdonald is sworn in as the first Prime Minister of Canada. This date is commemorated annually in Canada as Canada Day, a national holiday.
552
Death of Totila
Died: Totila, Ostrogoth king.
552
Battle of Taginae: Byzantine forces under Narses defeat the Ostrogoths in Italy, and the Ostrogoth king,…
Battle of Taginae: Byzantine forces under Narses defeat the Ostrogoths in Italy, and the Ostrogoth king, Totila, is mortally wounded.
69
Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor.
Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor.
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