On this date in 1862, James Brown became the last person to be publicly hanged in Toronto. Despite protestations to contrary, it is believed that he did not in fact feel good.
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On this date in 1862, James Brown became the last person to be publicly hanged in Toronto. Despite protestations to contrary, it is believed that he did not in fact feel good.
35 years ago this month - March 1991 - Toronto's Barenaked Ladies their first appearances on Speakers Corner. Various dates like March 9 and March 30 and possibly February. They were doing a number of dates at The Rivoli around this time
On this date in 1939, Sir Henry Pellatt died. Best known as the man who built Casa Loma, he lost everything in a series of financial scandals and was eventually forced to live with the family of his former chauffeur.
This is a bit of a tangent but Dark City is a very underrated movie.
On this date in 1834, The Patriot newspaper reported on the previous day’s debate in the legislature about changing the name of York to Toronto. Supporters liked the “musical” sound of Toronto, while opponents thought it was disgraceful to forget the Duke of York.
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On this date in 1884, Toronto Public Library officially opened in the old Mechanics' Institute building at Church and Adelaide.
Fading colour photo: Inside a large gymnasium, one wheelchair athlete holding a basketball looks up as if he is about to shoot a basket, while another one reaches out to block him. Two more athletes look on, while an audience watches from the bleachers. Series 720, Subseries 4, File 479, Item 3.
The Torontolympiad in 1976 was the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. Etobicoke's Centennial Gymnasium hosted many of the competitions, including wheelchair basketball.
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FERUT was a Ferranti Mark 1 computer. These were notoriously difficult to program, so Worsley and her colleague, Patterson Hume (pictured below), designed a coding language called Transcode that allowed non-experts to operate the machine.
A Twisted Toronto History Tour (for Friday the 13th). Join author Adam Bunch on a tour filled with curses, omens, phantoms and other strange tales. Friday, March 13 at 7pm. Meet outside Old City Hall. (We'll end at Union Station.) Pay what you like.
A weird walking tour for Friday The Thirteenth! Filled with strange and twisted true tales from the history of Toronto.
Pay what you like — just meet outside Old City Hall at 7pm on March 13!
No live video, but photos of the Stones playing at the El Mocambo with the palm tree images in the background along with the audio from that night of them playing Dance Little Sister. - 49 years ago tonight - March 4th, 1977 Margaret Trudeau was there, were you???
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This is Worsley at the console for FERUT, the first digital computer in Canadian history. Among other things, it was used for atomic energy equations at Chalk River and St. Lawrence Seaway calculations.
EDSAC is considered the second digital computer ever built. Worsley helped prepare its first run and wrote the report on its first operations.
Early in her career, Beatrice Worsley was a lieutenant working for the Naval Research Establishment. She spent more than 150 days at sea conducting experiments on hull corrosion. In this picture, she is working onboard the minesweeper HMCS Quinte.
And she was often the only woman in the room while she did her groundbreaking work. Scott Campbell from the University of Waterloo joins us to talk about this often overlooked computer pioneer on Muddy York, Toronto's #1 history podcast.
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Beatrice Worsley became a computer scientist at a time when computers could fill entire rooms and most people had no idea what they were or how they worked. She operated and designed the programming language for Canada's first digital computer ...
#OnThisDay 100 years ago, a slow speed head-on collision between two freight trains caused some impressive wreckage in the Don Valley near Todmorden Mills.
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On this date in 1879, Verdi’s Aida was staged for the first time in Toronto. A touring Italian opera company performed the show at the Grand Opera House on Adelaide Street West.
#SundayRead: In the latest 'Toronto History Curiosities', I cover Toronto's hotel history...oh, and Mr. Dressup. 📺
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On this date in 1912, the first Woolworth’s in Toronto opened at Yonge and Queen after taking over a Knox 5 and 10 Cent Store.
On this date in 1963, the University Subway from Union to St. George opened. Premier John Robards can be seen flipping the ceremonial switch below.
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A group of girls in a skating race on ice in a residential neighbourhood park. Series 372, Subseries 52, Item 492.
A group of girls in a tug of war match on ice in a residential neighbourhood park. Series 372, Subseries 52, Item 492.Series 372, Subseries 52, Item 496.
Scenes from Moss Park on this day in 1915, showing the skating championships and tug of war (on ice!)
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Correction: The fire escape aria actually took place following Caruso's second Toronto concert in 1920.
Toronto Concert History: 50 years ago tonight - February 26, 1976 - David Bowie plays Maple Leaf Gardens. The Station To Station Tour. Discussed in this week's podcast Music Milestones YYZ. How about those ticket prices!
It is #BlackHistoryMonth. Peggy (fl. 1766–1827) was one of the hundreds of Black people enslaved in Upper Canada. She and her children were held in bondage on Peter Russell’s estate & farm. Surviving documents attest to her resistance to subjugation.
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On this date in 1851, the Toronto Anti-Slavery Society was established at a meeting at City Hall.
Two women in winter coats and hats walking along the sidewalk among a crowd of people who are taking part in a strike. Fonds 1266, Item 23261.
A large crowd of men and women in winter coats and hats, gathered on a sidewalk outside the Fashion Building as they take part in a strike. Fonds 1266, Item 23262.
A large crowd of men and women in winter coats and hats, gathered on a sidewalk outside the Labor Lyceum building as they take part in a strike. Fonds 1266, Item 23260.
A large crowd of men and women in winter coats and hats, gathered on a sidewalk as they take part in a strike. Visible storefronts include Caplan's restaurant and a barber shop. Fonds 1266, Item 23263.
At 10am on February 25, 1931, members of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) walked off the job. Highlighting poor working conditions, long hours, and low wages, hundreds of women continued their strike for two and a half months.
On this date in 1942, a wartime blackout test was conducted in Toronto.