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Today in History - October 2nd
Today in History - October 2nd
October 2, 2017
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2005: The Ethan Allen tour boat capsizes on Lake George in New York state, killing twenty people. Most of the 47 passengers were seniors, and all were from Michigan and Ohio. The accident caused government regulators to consider new laws on passenger boat capacity.
2003: Dalton McGuinty leads the Liberal Party to victory in the Ontario provincial election, defeating the Conservatives led by Ernie Eves.
1963: Hurricane Flora crashes into Haiti, killing thousands of people. This huge storm earlier stalled over Cuba for three days, killing at least 1,000 people in Cuba. It was one of the most deadly hurricanes in history, with about 6,000 people losing their lives in the Caribbean. Also Risk Society(audio).
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Today in History - October 3rd
Today in History - October 3rd
October 3, 2017
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1990: Germany is reunited, as East Germany becomes part of West Germany. Each year, this day is observed as Germany Unity Day.
1962: After two weeks of delays, a Mercury spacecraft with Wally Schirra is launched from Cape Canaveral, for a nine-hour flight, the longest for the U.S. to this point.
1946: An American Overseas Airlines plane crashes near Stephenville, Newfoundland, killing all 39 on board. It was the deadliest civil aviation accident in U.S. history to that date.
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Today in History - Oct 4
Today in History - Oct 4
October 4, 2017
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October 4, 2015 Dr. Allan Bonner Today in History Edit"Today in History: October 4th"
1992: A cargo plane crashes into an apartment building near an airport in Amsterdam, Holland, killing four people on the plane and about 100 more in the apartment building. Most of the people in the building were undocumented immigrants from Suriname and Aruba. Only minutes after takeoff, fires broke out in the plane’s third and fourth engines and they fell off.
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1957: Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to be put into Earth’s orbit, is launched by the USSR, setting off the Space Race.
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1798: The Upper Canada Gazette, or American Oracle, is published for the first time in the town of York, now Toronto. It’s the first newspaper in Toronto, and reports on the activities of the government.
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Today in History - October 5th
Today in History - October 5th
October 5, 2017
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1934: Kenneth Taylor, Canadian Ambassador to Iran during the Iranian Hostage Crisis, is born.
1982: Johnson & Johnson issues a massive recall of Tylenol products across the United States as a result of the seven Chicago Tylenol murders. The company implements improved safety measures in future production and offers a $100,000 reward for the capture and conviction of the killer. The murders remain unsolved.
1984: Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard Space Shuttle Challenger.
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Today in History - October 6th
Today in History - October 6th
October 6, 2017
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2005: An earthquake in Pakistan with a magnitude of 7.6 kills almost 75,000 people. The severity of the damage caused by the earthquake is attributed to severe upthrust, coupled with poor construction.
1984: William Davis – who has been Progressive Conservative Premier of Ontario since 1971 – announces he will retire early in 1985.
1871: The Great Chicago Fire begins It goes on to kill 250 people, leave 100,000 people homeless and destroy thousands of buildings. The fire was responsible for an estimated $200 million in damages, approximately one-third of the city’s entire worth. The following month, Joseph Medill was elected mayor after promising to institute stricter building and fire codes.
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Today in History October 7th
Today in History October 7th
October 7, 2017
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1976: In a debate with Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter, President Gerald Ford says there is “no Soviet domination of eastern Europe.” Ford later conceded that he had misspoken.
1972: A train carrying religious pilgrims derails in Mexico, killing 208 people and injuring hundreds of others. The train was going 75 mph in a 35 mph zone. Some of the passengers who survived unscathed found the engineer alive, and drunk. After an attempted lynching was prevented by authorities, the engineer was taken away by ambulance. Testing confirmed that he was drunk.
1854: The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead began, leading to the deaths of 53 people injuring hundreds of other.
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Today in History - October 8th
Today in History - October 8th
October 8, 2017
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2005: An earthquake in Pakistan with a magnitude of 7.6 kills almost 75,000 people. The severity of the damage caused by the earthquake is attributed to severe upthrust, coupled with poor construction.
1984: William Davis – who has been Progressive Conservative Premier of Ontario since 1971 – announces he will retire early in 1985.
1871: The Great Chicago Fire begins It goes on to kill 250 people, leave 100,000 people homeless and destroy thousands of buildings. The fire was responsible for an estimated $200
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Today in History - October 9th
Today in History - October 9th
October 9, 2017
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1980: The Winnipeg Sun is published for the first time. The morning tabloid, published three times a week, is to fill the void after the demise of the Winnipeg Tribune.
1963: A landslide in Italy leads to the deaths of more than 2,000 people when it causes a sudden and massive wave of water to overwhelm a dam.
1913: The steamship SS Volturno catches fire in the mid-Atlantic, and about 130 drowned. Most of them were women and children who were trying to escape in lifeboats. After the ship issued SOS signals, eleven ships came to her aid and rescued 520 passengers and crewmen.
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Today in History - October 10th
Today in History - October 10th
October 10, 2017
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2007: In the Ontario general election, the Liberals led by Dalton McGuinty are re-elected.
1973: U.S. Vice President Spiro T. Agnew pleads no contest to one count of federal income tax evasion, and resigns from office. President Richard Nixon later names Gerald Ford as Agnew’s replacement.
1780: A powerful storm slams the islands of the West Indies, killing more than 20,000 people. Known as the Great Hurricane of 1780, it was the deadliest storm ever recorded.
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Today in History - October 11th
Today in History - October 11th
October 11, 2017
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1977: Sterling Lyon leads the Progressive Conservatives to victory in the Manitoba provincial election, as the NDP led by Ed Schreyer is voted out after eight years in office.
1954: Hurricane Hazel makes landfall in Haiti, killing between 500 and 1,000 people before moving on to the United States (where it kills 95) and Canada (where it kills 81).
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1793: The death toll from a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia hits 100, and by the time the epidemic ends, 5,000 people are killed. Yellow fever is a viral disease that begins with fever and muscle pain. Eventually, a cold front eliminated Philadelphia’s mosquito population and the death toll fell to 20 per day by October 26.
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Today in History - October 12th
Today in History - October 12th
October 12, 2017
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2002: A bomb destroys a nightclub on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing 202 people. Islamic militants linked to al-Qaida are blamed.
1918: A massive forest fire rages through Minnesota, killing hundreds of people and leaving thousands homeless. The fire burned at least 1,500 square miles. Crude cutting methods often meant leaving behind dry scraps that were perfect kindling. Some scraps were left near train tracks that carried wood from the lumber mills – and train engines often gave off sparks, which caused the fire.
1872: In the first Federal Election since Canada was created in 1867 saw the Conservatives under John A. Macdonald remain in power by winning 99 seats, while the Liberals won 95 seats. Voting was held from July 20 to Oct 12, 1872.
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Today in History - October 13th
Today in History - October 13th
October 13, 2017
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1997: A bus carrying daytrippers enjoying the autumn leaves in Quebec misses a hairpin curve and crashes into ravine, killing 43 seniors. It’s the worst road accident in Canadian history.
1983: The first cellular network in the United States is launched in Chicago, by American Mobile Communications, now part of AT&T.
1970: Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau says “Just watch me,” to reporters when asked how far he might go in providing a military presence to fight the FLQ.
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