Saturday, January 23, 2010

On This Day In Canadian History...."

1941 - German prisoner of war Franz von Werra escapes from a train near Prescott, Ontario and makes it back to Germany, only to die in action a year later; the only German POW to make a successful escape in Canada. The full intriguing story (a book was written and a movie made about the event - "The One That Got Away") can be found @ http://home.cogeco.ca/~dgphillips/werra.htm

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Friday, January 22, 2010

On This Day In Canadian History....

1992 - Roberta Bondar, Canada's first female astronaut, blasts into Space from the Kennedy Space Center on an eight-day flight aboard the shuttle Discovery with six other astronauts.




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Thursday, January 21, 2010

On This Day In Canadian History....

1985 - Ottawa native Denis Potvin of the New York Islanders ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

On This Day In Canadian History....

1953 - CBS Television production of Westinghouse Studio One transmitted to CBLT-TV (Toronto) and rebroadcast in Canada; first transmission of a TV show from the United States to Canada.

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

On This Day In Canadian History....

1996 - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announces that the League has approved the sale of the Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix, Arizona investors.



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Monday, January 18, 2010

On This Day In Canadian History....

1958 - Bill O'Ree starts playing for the Boston Bruins; first black person in the NHL.

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Sunday, January 17, 2010

On This Day In Canadian History....

1996 - Ottawa native Steve Yzerman scores his 500th goal, to help his Detroit Red Wings beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2; 22nd player in NHL history to score 500 goals.

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