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Wherever the Canadian infantry tried to advance through the rubble and narrow streets of
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1908 - Birth of Yousuf Karsh
Yousuf Karsh, whose portrait of Winston Churchill in 1941 catapulted him into international fame as a photographer, was born at Mardin, Armenian Turkey. |
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The Toronto Maple Leafs permanently retire the number of a player only when his career is ended prematurely due to death or injury. The only two numbers retired are #6 for "Ace" Bailey and #5 for Bill Barilko. |
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Browse the rich visual resources of The Canadian Encyclopedia through thematic galleries of Canadian Art, History, Nature, People, and Science and Technology.
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| 'We'll Never Let the Old Flag Fall'. World War I marching song about the Union Jack. It was written by M. (probably Michael) F. Kelly (music) and Albert Erroll MacNutt (words) and published in 1914, though copyrighted only in ... |
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| Pierre Elliott Trudeau, politician, writer, constitutional lawyer, prime minister of Canada 1968-79 and 1980-84 (b at ... |
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| Few countries were affected as severely as Canada by the worldwide Depression of the 1930s. It is estimated that ... |
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| Louis Riel, Métis leader, founder of Manitoba, central figure in the NORTH-WEST REBELLION (b at Red River ... |
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| The Group of Seven was founded in 1920 as an organization of self-proclaimed modern artists. The original members - ... |
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| Confederation, the union of the British North American colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Canada (Canada being ... |
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| Sears Canada Inc, headquartered in Toronto, is a Canadian retailer incorporated in 1952. In 1953 operating under the ... |
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| John Ware, "Nigger John," horseman, rancher (b near Georgetown, SC 1845; d near Brooks, Alta 11 Sept 1905). ... |
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| Créditistes, Québec party involved in federal politics. For nearly 2 decades before its 1958 formation ... |
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