Just a review of 'happenings'
On my blog http://walkingwithjim.blogspot.com/ I posted on 18 Dec 'Walking with Joseph'
He is my gr gr grandfather, Joseph Stanzel, and is walking around Europe in the years leading up to 1812.
On 19 Jan I posted 'Walking with Andrew'. He is Andrew Spearman a Sgt in 100th Regiment and he is walking around 'Canada' before the war started 18 June 1812. Both settled in Goulbourn Twp
Each will have two more posts, alternating monthly, around the 18th of the month.
Feb is a slow month as most Armies went into Winter Quarters and planned their activities for the next 'season' of conflict. My next post will be about the adventure of the 104th Regiment as they marched from Fredericton, NB to Quebec and eventually to Niagara area.
An excellent source of info on War of 1812 is Canada's Legion Magazine and their web site
www.Legionmagazine.com The last issue, Jan/Feb 2012, has three articles, the main one is by Donald E Graves.
Under Features click on '1812 The war that Saved Canada' Their Mag is the best bargain one can find, six issues a year, bi monthly, for $7.00. At end of above article is this quote
"As public interest in the War of 1812 continues to build, Legion magazine and its website will be a solid source of information on the war and its 200th Anniversary commemorations.
So please check us out!"
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30 January 2012
29 January 2012
Timeline Jan 29 to 31
Jan 29
1796 Yonge Street officially opened, running from the town of York up to Lake Simcoe.
1820 King George III of England died at Windsor Castle.
1835 The Bytown Mechanics Institute and Athenaeum was founded.
1856 Alexander Dunn (Canadian) awarded Victoria Cross for gallantry at the 1854 Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War.
1894 A major winter storm hit Ottawa with a snowfall of 61 cm, paralyzing traffic (???).
1897 Lady Aberdeen, wife of the Governor General, helps found the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON).
1963 Robert Frost, American poet, died in Boston at age 88.
Jan 30
1649 England's King Charles I was beheaded.
1837 The population of Bytown was about 1,300.
1839 Lord Durham completed his report on the conditions in British North America.
1882 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was born in Hyde Park, N.Y. Died April 12, 1945.
1933 Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany.
1991 The Hudson's Bay Company announces it is selling its fur business; the HBC was originally founded as a fur trading company in 1670.
2007 Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system went on sale.
Jan 31
1606 Guy Fawkes, convicted for his part in the Gunpowder Plot against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed.
1851 Hamilton Gas Light Company installs First street lamps.
1863 Chief Justice Sir Beverley Robinson died in Toronto.
1907 Timothy Eaton, founder of the T. Eaton Company of Canada, dies
1957 Canadian Government makes Thanksgiving Day a statutory holiday, to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October.
1971 Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on the third successful manned mission to the moon.
1796 Yonge Street officially opened, running from the town of York up to Lake Simcoe.
1820 King George III of England died at Windsor Castle.
1835 The Bytown Mechanics Institute and Athenaeum was founded.
1856 Alexander Dunn (Canadian) awarded Victoria Cross for gallantry at the 1854 Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War.
1894 A major winter storm hit Ottawa with a snowfall of 61 cm, paralyzing traffic (???).
1897 Lady Aberdeen, wife of the Governor General, helps found the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON).
1963 Robert Frost, American poet, died in Boston at age 88.
Jan 30
1649 England's King Charles I was beheaded.
1837 The population of Bytown was about 1,300.
1839 Lord Durham completed his report on the conditions in British North America.
1882 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was born in Hyde Park, N.Y. Died April 12, 1945.
1933 Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany.
1991 The Hudson's Bay Company announces it is selling its fur business; the HBC was originally founded as a fur trading company in 1670.
2007 Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system went on sale.
Jan 31
1606 Guy Fawkes, convicted for his part in the Gunpowder Plot against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed.
1851 Hamilton Gas Light Company installs First street lamps.
1863 Chief Justice Sir Beverley Robinson died in Toronto.
1907 Timothy Eaton, founder of the T. Eaton Company of Canada, dies
1957 Canadian Government makes Thanksgiving Day a statutory holiday, to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October.
1971 Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on the third successful manned mission to the moon.
27 January 2012
Timeline Jan 26 to 28
Jan 26
1679 The keel was laid for La Salle's Griffon, the first ship built above Niagara Falls.
1788 The first European settlers in Australia landed in present-day Sydney.
1836 John Colborne assumes his new post as Commander-in-Chief of British forces in British North America.
1857 Kemptville was incorporated as a village.
1961 Wayne Gretzky was born in Brantford.
Jan 27
1832 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pen name Lewis Carroll, was born in Cheshire, England.
1832 Lewis Carroll, English logician, mathematician, photographer and novelist, was born.
1854 The Great Western Railway line was opened between London and Windsor.
1859 The official announcement was made that Ottawa would be the capital of the United Canadas.
1870 Manitoba and the Northwest Territories incorporated.
1880 Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
1938 The Honeymoon suspension bridge erected in 1898 between Niagara Falls, Ontario and New York, collapsed.
1945 Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland.
Jan 28
1547 England's King Henry VIII died.
1596 English navigator Sir Francis Drake died off the coast of Panama.
1850 The Municipal Council of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville assembled at Brockville for its first meeting.
1885 Nile Expedition - Frederick Denison reaches the northern outskirts of the city of Khartoum with his Canadian Nile Voyageurs on the expedition led by General Garnet Wolseley, who had led the Red River Expedition of 1870; they will be too late to rescue British General Charles Gordon, who had been trapped and killed during a Muslim uprising; Canada's First overseas military expedition.
1905 Ellen Fairclough, the first woman to be appointed to a federal cabinet, was born in Hamilton.
1679 The keel was laid for La Salle's Griffon, the first ship built above Niagara Falls.
1788 The first European settlers in Australia landed in present-day Sydney.
1836 John Colborne assumes his new post as Commander-in-Chief of British forces in British North America.
1857 Kemptville was incorporated as a village.
1961 Wayne Gretzky was born in Brantford.
Jan 27
1832 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pen name Lewis Carroll, was born in Cheshire, England.
1832 Lewis Carroll, English logician, mathematician, photographer and novelist, was born.
1854 The Great Western Railway line was opened between London and Windsor.
1859 The official announcement was made that Ottawa would be the capital of the United Canadas.
1870 Manitoba and the Northwest Territories incorporated.
1880 Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
1938 The Honeymoon suspension bridge erected in 1898 between Niagara Falls, Ontario and New York, collapsed.
1945 Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland.
Jan 28
1547 England's King Henry VIII died.
1596 English navigator Sir Francis Drake died off the coast of Panama.
1850 The Municipal Council of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville assembled at Brockville for its first meeting.
1885 Nile Expedition - Frederick Denison reaches the northern outskirts of the city of Khartoum with his Canadian Nile Voyageurs on the expedition led by General Garnet Wolseley, who had led the Red River Expedition of 1870; they will be too late to rescue British General Charles Gordon, who had been trapped and killed during a Muslim uprising; Canada's First overseas military expedition.
1905 Ellen Fairclough, the first woman to be appointed to a federal cabinet, was born in Hamilton.
24 January 2012
Timeline Jan 24 to 25
Jan 24
1848 James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California, sparking the gold rush of '49.
1848 Reformers led by Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine sweep elections in both Canada East and Canada West; will lead to the achievement of Responsible Government on March 11.
1908 The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
1924 The Russian city of St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad in honor of the late revolutionary leader.
1952 Vincent Massey (1887-1967) was appointed the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.
1955 A plan was announced to build the first Canadian atomic energy power plant at Rapides des Joachims near Pembroke on the Ottawa River.
1965 Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.
Jan 25
1627 Louis Hébert dies of a fall, after ten years in Québec; body later reinterred in church attached to the Québec General Hospital; Canada's First doctor, apothecary, settler.
1627 Robert Boyle, Anglo-Irish chemist, was born.
1759 Robert Burns, Scottish national poet, was born in Alloway.
1791 British Parliament approves bill splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada, each with its own assembly.
1822 William McDougall, a father of Confederation, was born near Toronto.
1915 The inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service.
1848 James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California, sparking the gold rush of '49.
1848 Reformers led by Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine sweep elections in both Canada East and Canada West; will lead to the achievement of Responsible Government on March 11.
1908 The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
1924 The Russian city of St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad in honor of the late revolutionary leader.
1952 Vincent Massey (1887-1967) was appointed the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.
1955 A plan was announced to build the first Canadian atomic energy power plant at Rapides des Joachims near Pembroke on the Ottawa River.
1965 Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.
Jan 25
1627 Louis Hébert dies of a fall, after ten years in Québec; body later reinterred in church attached to the Québec General Hospital; Canada's First doctor, apothecary, settler.
1627 Robert Boyle, Anglo-Irish chemist, was born.
1759 Robert Burns, Scottish national poet, was born in Alloway.
1791 British Parliament approves bill splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada, each with its own assembly.
1822 William McDougall, a father of Confederation, was born near Toronto.
1915 The inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service.
22 January 2012
Timeline Jan 22 & 23
Jan 22
1690 The Iroquois signed a peace treaty with the British and Great Lakes tribes.
1812 British forces crossed the Detroit River at Amherstburg and defeated American troops at Frenchtown.
1901 Queen Victoria died at age 81 after 63 years on the British throne.
1944 Allied forces began landing at Anzio, Italy, during World War II.
Jan 23
1737 John Hancock, American Revolutionary statesman, was born.
1828 Sir John Carling was born on London Township. He was minister of agriculture for Canada 1885-92 and established the first Dominion Experimental Farm.
1836 Sir Francis Bond Head arrived in Toronto to replace Sir John Colborne as lieutenant governor of Upper Canada.
1869 The passing of the Mining Act opened crown and private lands to licensed prospectors.
1888 Natural gas was discovered at Kingsville.
1973 President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.
1690 The Iroquois signed a peace treaty with the British and Great Lakes tribes.
1812 British forces crossed the Detroit River at Amherstburg and defeated American troops at Frenchtown.
1901 Queen Victoria died at age 81 after 63 years on the British throne.
1944 Allied forces began landing at Anzio, Italy, during World War II.
Jan 23
1737 John Hancock, American Revolutionary statesman, was born.
1828 Sir John Carling was born on London Township. He was minister of agriculture for Canada 1885-92 and established the first Dominion Experimental Farm.
1836 Sir Francis Bond Head arrived in Toronto to replace Sir John Colborne as lieutenant governor of Upper Canada.
1869 The passing of the Mining Act opened crown and private lands to licensed prospectors.
1888 Natural gas was discovered at Kingsville.
1973 President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.
19 January 2012
Timeline Jan 19 to 21
Jan 19
1736 James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, was born in Scotland.
1813 War of 1812 - Brig. Gen. James Winchester captures Frenchtown, 40 km south of Detroit; defended by handful of Canadian militia and Iroquois.
1824 The Welland Canal Company was incorporated by an act of the Ontario legislature.
1943 Princess Juliana of the Netherlands gave birth to a daughter, Margriet, at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. The Canadian Government declared the delivery room to be Netherlands territory for the day.
1950 Inaugural flight of the Avro Canada CF-100 military jet. Malton, Ontario.
Jan 20
1936 King George V of Britain died.
Jan 21
1793 France's King Louis XVI was executed on the guillotine.
1891 Calixa Lavallée, composer of O Canada, dies at age 48 in Boston, Massachusetts.
1919 The Canadian Engineering Standards Association (now known as the Canadian Standards Association) was established in Toronto.
1936 Edward, Prince of Wales, proclaimed King Edward VIII, one day after the death of his father, George V.
1941 Placido Domingo, Opera singer, was born.
1736 James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, was born in Scotland.
1813 War of 1812 - Brig. Gen. James Winchester captures Frenchtown, 40 km south of Detroit; defended by handful of Canadian militia and Iroquois.
1824 The Welland Canal Company was incorporated by an act of the Ontario legislature.
1943 Princess Juliana of the Netherlands gave birth to a daughter, Margriet, at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. The Canadian Government declared the delivery room to be Netherlands territory for the day.
1950 Inaugural flight of the Avro Canada CF-100 military jet. Malton, Ontario.
Jan 20
1936 King George V of Britain died.
Jan 21
1793 France's King Louis XVI was executed on the guillotine.
1891 Calixa Lavallée, composer of O Canada, dies at age 48 in Boston, Massachusetts.
1919 The Canadian Engineering Standards Association (now known as the Canadian Standards Association) was established in Toronto.
1936 Edward, Prince of Wales, proclaimed King Edward VIII, one day after the death of his father, George V.
1941 Placido Domingo, Opera singer, was born.
17 January 2012
Bytown or Bust
Ottawa Branch member Allan Lewis has a large web site for history and genealogy in the Ottawa area. It is located at www.bytown.net and consists of about 1,600 web pages (so far). The site has a dedicated Google search engine on every page, where visitors are able to search for surnames, geographic locations or subject matter. It also covers immigration from the U.K and Ireland as well as emigration from Ontario to the United States and Western Canada in the 1800’s. Visitors are able to contact others who fall within their circle of family research and, by e-mail to me, can post inquiries and interact with other researchers. This web site is free.
Timeline Jan 17 & 18
Jan 17
1706 Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Mass.
1839 Sir John Colborne took the oath of office as Governor General of British North America.
1850 Elizabeth Simcoe, wife of John Graves Simcoe, first governor of Upper Canada, died at Wolford Lodge, England.
1899 Al Capone, American Gangster, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Jan 18
1788 The first English settlers arrived in Australia's Botany Bay.
1854 Thomas Watson, American telephone pioneer and shipbuilder, was born.
1912 English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had gotten there first.
1919 The World War I peace conference opened in Versailles, France.
1706 Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Mass.
1839 Sir John Colborne took the oath of office as Governor General of British North America.
1850 Elizabeth Simcoe, wife of John Graves Simcoe, first governor of Upper Canada, died at Wolford Lodge, England.
1899 Al Capone, American Gangster, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Jan 18
1788 The first English settlers arrived in Australia's Botany Bay.
1854 Thomas Watson, American telephone pioneer and shipbuilder, was born.
1912 English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had gotten there first.
1919 The World War I peace conference opened in Versailles, France.
15 January 2012
Timeline Jan 15 to 16
Jan 15
1879 Mazo de la Roche, author of The Whiteoaks of Jalna, was born in Toronto.
1892 James Naismith, published the rules of basketball for the first time, in Springfield, Mass.
1908 Nuclear physicist Edward Teller was born in Budapest.
1961 Bruce Kidd of Toronto, at age 17, won the two mile indoor race in Boston in world record time.
1973 Richard Nixon, U.S. President, announced the suspension of all U.S. offensive action in North Vietnam.
1996 The Corel Centre, the new home of the Ottawa Senators, was opened in Ottawa.
2004 The NASA Spirit rover rolled onto the surface of Mars.
2009 US Airways Capt Chelsey Sullenberger guided a jetliner disabled by a bird strike just after takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport to a safe landing in the Hudson River.
Jan 16
1859 Henry Mill Pellatt, the builder of Casa Loma in Toronto, was born in Kingston.
1874 Robert Service, Canadian verse writer, was born.
1920 U.S. Prohibition began as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect.
1965 The Auto Pact was signed by Prime Minister Lester Pearson and US President Lyndon Johnson.
1973 Ottawa born actor Lorne Greene stars in the last episode of TV western Bonanza.
1991 The US White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
1879 Mazo de la Roche, author of The Whiteoaks of Jalna, was born in Toronto.
1892 James Naismith, published the rules of basketball for the first time, in Springfield, Mass.
1908 Nuclear physicist Edward Teller was born in Budapest.
1961 Bruce Kidd of Toronto, at age 17, won the two mile indoor race in Boston in world record time.
1973 Richard Nixon, U.S. President, announced the suspension of all U.S. offensive action in North Vietnam.
1996 The Corel Centre, the new home of the Ottawa Senators, was opened in Ottawa.
2004 The NASA Spirit rover rolled onto the surface of Mars.
2009 US Airways Capt Chelsey Sullenberger guided a jetliner disabled by a bird strike just after takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport to a safe landing in the Hudson River.
Jan 16
1859 Henry Mill Pellatt, the builder of Casa Loma in Toronto, was born in Kingston.
1874 Robert Service, Canadian verse writer, was born.
1920 U.S. Prohibition began as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect.
1965 The Auto Pact was signed by Prime Minister Lester Pearson and US President Lyndon Johnson.
1973 Ottawa born actor Lorne Greene stars in the last episode of TV western Bonanza.
1991 The US White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
11 January 2012
Timeline Jan 11 to 14
Jan 11
1815 Sir John A Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
1939 Anne Heggtveit was born in Ottawa. She won a gold medal in skiing on 1960.
1935 Aviator Amelia Earhart began a trip from Honolulu to Oakland, Calif., becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean.
1952 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Ottawa for four days.
Jan 12
1588 John Winthrop, Massachusetts Bay Colony founder, was born. Died March 26, 1649. (O.S.)
1860 British Columbia - Governor James Douglas issues a proclamation allowing preemption of land, not to exceed 160 acres, by any British subject. It makes available unsurveyed land in the Lower Mainland for farms to feed the gold mining camps. Legislative Council passes a land ordinance which claims all lands within the Colony's boundaries for the Crown.
1995 Toronto-born rock superstar Neil Young inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
2010 The Beaver magazine changes its name to Canada's History.
Jan 13
1838 William Lyon Mackenzie evacuates Navy Island under heavy artillery fire from British troops; he had settled there after his failed rebellion against the British in Upper Canada.
1908 Alexander Graham Bell and his Aerial Experiment Association makes its first trial of a bamboo biplane hang glider, which evolves into the June Bug and Silver Dart powered planes. Baddeck, Nova Scotia.
1964 Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, was appointed archbishop of Krakow, Poland, by Pope Paul VI.
1999 Toronto calls in the Canadian Army to help dig its way out of a snow dump. Toronto, Ontario.
Jan 14
1741 Benedict Arnold, American patriot/traitor, was born.
1784 The United States ratified a peace treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War.
1830 The Rapids settlement on the St. Clair River, was officially named Sarnia.
1861 Province of Canada census taken on this day.
1948 Barbara Ann Scott of Ottawa won the European ice-skating championship in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
1815 Sir John A Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
1939 Anne Heggtveit was born in Ottawa. She won a gold medal in skiing on 1960.
1935 Aviator Amelia Earhart began a trip from Honolulu to Oakland, Calif., becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean.
1952 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Ottawa for four days.
Jan 12
1588 John Winthrop, Massachusetts Bay Colony founder, was born. Died March 26, 1649. (O.S.)
1860 British Columbia - Governor James Douglas issues a proclamation allowing preemption of land, not to exceed 160 acres, by any British subject. It makes available unsurveyed land in the Lower Mainland for farms to feed the gold mining camps. Legislative Council passes a land ordinance which claims all lands within the Colony's boundaries for the Crown.
1995 Toronto-born rock superstar Neil Young inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
2010 The Beaver magazine changes its name to Canada's History.
Jan 13
1838 William Lyon Mackenzie evacuates Navy Island under heavy artillery fire from British troops; he had settled there after his failed rebellion against the British in Upper Canada.
1908 Alexander Graham Bell and his Aerial Experiment Association makes its first trial of a bamboo biplane hang glider, which evolves into the June Bug and Silver Dart powered planes. Baddeck, Nova Scotia.
1964 Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, was appointed archbishop of Krakow, Poland, by Pope Paul VI.
1999 Toronto calls in the Canadian Army to help dig its way out of a snow dump. Toronto, Ontario.
Jan 14
1741 Benedict Arnold, American patriot/traitor, was born.
1784 The United States ratified a peace treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War.
1830 The Rapids settlement on the St. Clair River, was officially named Sarnia.
1861 Province of Canada census taken on this day.
1948 Barbara Ann Scott of Ottawa won the European ice-skating championship in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
08 January 2012
War of 1812
Battle of New Orleans 8 Jan 1815
Details of this battle are told in Jon Latimer's "1812 War with America" pages 369 - 388
A map of the battle is on page 382. We have probably all heard of the song by Johnny Horton singing "We took a little bacon and we took a little beans and we caught the bloody British near the town of New Orleans" to quote a few lines.
Pierre Burton in "Flames..." describes the engagement on pages 423-429
Battle of the River Raisin 22 Jan 1813
Latimer details the battle and the massacre which followed on pages 117-120.
It was not pleasant.
Above are the engagements for January, disregarding the year.
Not suitable for outside activities in the great white north
Details of this battle are told in Jon Latimer's "1812 War with America" pages 369 - 388
A map of the battle is on page 382. We have probably all heard of the song by Johnny Horton singing "We took a little bacon and we took a little beans and we caught the bloody British near the town of New Orleans" to quote a few lines.
Pierre Burton in "Flames..." describes the engagement on pages 423-429
Battle of the River Raisin 22 Jan 1813
Latimer details the battle and the massacre which followed on pages 117-120.
It was not pleasant.
Above are the engagements for January, disregarding the year.
Not suitable for outside activities in the great white north
Timeline Jan 8 to 10
Jan 8
1642 Astronomer Galileo Galilei died in Arcetri, Italy.
1815 U.S. forces led by Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans.
1879 The first issue of La Gazette d'Ottawa was published.
1935 Rock 'n' roll singer Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss. Died Aug. 16, 1977.
1948 William Lyon Mackenzie King established the record for being prime minister longer than any other government leader in the British Commonwealth.
1954 The world's longest crude-oil pipeline reached Sarnia after stretching 2,850 km. from the province of Alberta.
Jan 9
1885 An international bridge crossing the St. Mary's River at Sault Ste Marie opened.
1886 T.P. "Tommy" Gorman, one of the five men involved in the birth of the National Hockey League in 1917 was born in Ottawa.
1889 The Niagara Suspension bridge collapsed during a bad storm.
2001 Apple Computer Inc. introduced its iTunes music management software at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco.
2007 Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone.
Jan 10
1776 Thomas Paine published the pamphlet "Common Sense."
1842 Sir Charles Bagot arrived in Upper Canada to take up his post as Governor General of British North America.
1923 John Cunningham McLennan of Ingersoll successfully produce a significant quantity of liquid helium. He received the KBE for discovering cosmic rays.
1935 Ronnie Hawkins, Rock singer and musician, was born in Huntsville, Arkansas.
1964 The Beatles' first album in the United States, "Introducing the Beatles," was released.
1642 Astronomer Galileo Galilei died in Arcetri, Italy.
1815 U.S. forces led by Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans.
1879 The first issue of La Gazette d'Ottawa was published.
1935 Rock 'n' roll singer Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss. Died Aug. 16, 1977.
1948 William Lyon Mackenzie King established the record for being prime minister longer than any other government leader in the British Commonwealth.
1954 The world's longest crude-oil pipeline reached Sarnia after stretching 2,850 km. from the province of Alberta.
Jan 9
1885 An international bridge crossing the St. Mary's River at Sault Ste Marie opened.
1886 T.P. "Tommy" Gorman, one of the five men involved in the birth of the National Hockey League in 1917 was born in Ottawa.
1889 The Niagara Suspension bridge collapsed during a bad storm.
2001 Apple Computer Inc. introduced its iTunes music management software at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco.
2007 Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone.
Jan 10
1776 Thomas Paine published the pamphlet "Common Sense."
1842 Sir Charles Bagot arrived in Upper Canada to take up his post as Governor General of British North America.
1923 John Cunningham McLennan of Ingersoll successfully produce a significant quantity of liquid helium. He received the KBE for discovering cosmic rays.
1935 Ronnie Hawkins, Rock singer and musician, was born in Huntsville, Arkansas.
1964 The Beatles' first album in the United States, "Introducing the Beatles," was released.
05 January 2012
Timeline Jan 5 to 7
Jan 5
1838 Col. Anthony Van Egmond was apprehended by the militia following the failed insurrection. He died a month later at age 67 in a hospital.
1856 Dr. Elizabeth Rabb Beatty, one of the first medical graduates from Queen's University, was born in Leeds County.
1870 The first issue of Le Courier d'Ottawa went on sale.
1943 Educator and scientist George Washington Carver died in Tuskegee, Ala., at age 81.
Jan 6
1492 According to tradition, Joan of Arc was born in Domremy, France.
1838 Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrated his telegraph, in Morristown, N.J.
1896 An earthquake shook Ottawa.
Jan 7
1610 Astronomer Galileo Galilei sighted four of Jupiter's moons.
1789 The first U.S. presidential election was held. Americans voted for electors who, a month later, chose George Washington to be the nation's first president.
1827 Sir Sandford Fleming, originator of "standard time" and designer of the first Canadian postage stamp, was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
1955 The opening ceremonies of the Canadian Parliament were broadcast on television for the first time.
1838 Col. Anthony Van Egmond was apprehended by the militia following the failed insurrection. He died a month later at age 67 in a hospital.
1856 Dr. Elizabeth Rabb Beatty, one of the first medical graduates from Queen's University, was born in Leeds County.
1870 The first issue of Le Courier d'Ottawa went on sale.
1943 Educator and scientist George Washington Carver died in Tuskegee, Ala., at age 81.
Jan 6
1492 According to tradition, Joan of Arc was born in Domremy, France.
1838 Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrated his telegraph, in Morristown, N.J.
1896 An earthquake shook Ottawa.
Jan 7
1610 Astronomer Galileo Galilei sighted four of Jupiter's moons.
1789 The first U.S. presidential election was held. Americans voted for electors who, a month later, chose George Washington to be the nation's first president.
1827 Sir Sandford Fleming, originator of "standard time" and designer of the first Canadian postage stamp, was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
1955 The opening ceremonies of the Canadian Parliament were broadcast on television for the first time.
02 January 2012
Timeline Jan 2 to 4
Jan 2
1492 The leader of the last Arab stronghold in Spain surrendered to Spanish forces loyal to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I.
1727 James Wolfe, English general who captured Quebec, was born.
1832 William Lyon Mackenzie scored a convincing victory in a by-election in the town of York.
1869 The first bridge across the Niagara gorge opened.
1908 The Royal Mint was opened in Ottawa.
1920 Isaac Asimov, the popular science fiction writer, was born.
Jan 3
1521 Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.
1777 Gen. George Washington's army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, N.J.
1892 J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
1918 The first draftees were called up under the WW I Military Service Act (Canada).
1961 The United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba.
Jan 4
1643 Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist and father of modern science, was born.
1800 Attorney General John White of Upper Canada died after being shot in a duel the preceding day. The duel was with John Small, clerk of the Executive Council.
1809 Louis Braille, French educator and inventor of Braille, was born.
1813 Sir Isaac Pitman, English educator and inventor of shorthand, was born.
1838 William Lyon Mackenzie, while visiting Buffalo, was arrested for violating American neutrality laws. He had planned and invasion of Canada from Navy Island in the Niagara River.
1492 The leader of the last Arab stronghold in Spain surrendered to Spanish forces loyal to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I.
1727 James Wolfe, English general who captured Quebec, was born.
1832 William Lyon Mackenzie scored a convincing victory in a by-election in the town of York.
1869 The first bridge across the Niagara gorge opened.
1908 The Royal Mint was opened in Ottawa.
1920 Isaac Asimov, the popular science fiction writer, was born.
Jan 3
1521 Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.
1777 Gen. George Washington's army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, N.J.
1892 J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
1918 The first draftees were called up under the WW I Military Service Act (Canada).
1961 The United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba.
Jan 4
1643 Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist and father of modern science, was born.
1800 Attorney General John White of Upper Canada died after being shot in a duel the preceding day. The duel was with John Small, clerk of the Executive Council.
1809 Louis Braille, French educator and inventor of Braille, was born.
1813 Sir Isaac Pitman, English educator and inventor of shorthand, was born.
1838 William Lyon Mackenzie, while visiting Buffalo, was arrested for violating American neutrality laws. He had planned and invasion of Canada from Navy Island in the Niagara River.
01 January 2012
Timeline January 1st
1855 Ottawa, with a population of 10,000, was incorporated as a city.
1892 The Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York opened.
1901 The Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed.
1907 The municipality of Toronto and 18 other municipalities in southwestern Ontario voted to join the newly established Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
1959 The Ontario Hospital Care Insurance Plan, with costs shared equally by the federal and provincial governments, came into existence.
1994 The North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect.
1892 The Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York opened.
1901 The Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed.
1907 The municipality of Toronto and 18 other municipalities in southwestern Ontario voted to join the newly established Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
1959 The Ontario Hospital Care Insurance Plan, with costs shared equally by the federal and provincial governments, came into existence.
1994 The North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect.
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