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1
In a historic radio experiment on Canada's 60th birthday, Canadians listen live to celebrations on Parliament Hill. - Radio, 2:49 photo
1927
Diamond Jubilee broadcast links Canadians
2
A furious crowd of fishermen meets John Crosbie on the eve of a moratorium. - Television, 2:21 photo
1992
Cod moratorium protested
3
Scientists and intellectuals meet in Pugwash, N.S. to discuss the possibility of peace in a nuclear age. - Radio, 4:08 photo
1957
A meeting of the minds: The Pugwash Conference
4
It's two minutes to five in Normandy and CBC Radio's Matthew Halton is counting down the seconds to the Allied attack on Carpiquet. - Radio, 8:14 photo
1944
The battle for Carpiquet
5
The crash of Air Canada Flight 621 in Brampton is examined days after it happened in July 1970. - Radio, 9:40 photo
1970
109 dead in Brampton plane crash
6
Is AIDS God's punishment for homosexual promiscuity? Rev. Jerry Falwell thinks so. - Television, 14:01 photo
1983
AIDS and the politics of plague
7
Governor General Roland Michener announces the names of the first 90 people appointed to Canada's new national honour roll. - Radio, 2:56 photo
1967
First Order of Canada appointments
8
When the wilderness guide and painter disappeared, was it an accident – or murder? - Television, 10:29 photo
1917
Tom Thomson last seen alive
9
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip take in the 1959 Calgary Stampede. - Television, 3:07 photo
1959
A royal Calgary Stampede
10
On July 10, 1877, home telephones went on sale for public use in Canada. Today, on July 10, 1962, CBC cameras mark the home phone's 85th anniversary at Toronto's Bell Telephone office. - Television, 2:12 photo
1962
Home phones mark their 85th anniversary
11
Terry Fox says Toronto is making him "a little bit hyper." - Radio, 3:32 photo
1980
Terry Fox hits Toronto
12
"The Glorious 12th" was once a significant holiday in Canada, but by 1984, it no longer has the same importance. - Radio, 6:02 photo
1984
Orangemen's Day losing glory
13
Canadian theatre takes centre stage with the debut of the Stratford Festival. - Radio, 11:57 photo
1953
The Stratford Festival debuts
14
After a decade of furious debate, the Canadian Parliament narrowly votes to abolish capital punishment. - Radio, 3:18 photo
1976
Death penalty abolished in Canada
15
American cruise missile testing to take place on Canadian soil. - Television, 3:10 photo
1983
Cruise missile testing coming to Canada
16
The residents of Point au Gaul are puzzled by the mysterious deaths of dozens of pilot whales on their shoreline. - Television, 1:51 photo
1979
135 whales die on Newfoundland shore
17
After a seemingly never-ending series of problems, the Montreal Olympics are finally about to begin. - Radio, 1:20 photo
1976
Queen opens Montreal Olympics
18
A PEI priest claims to be the mastermind behind the lobster dinner. - Television, 2:31 photo
1988
'Inventor' of the lobster supper
19
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau welcomes the world's most powerful leaders to Montebello, Que. - Television, 3:23 photo
1981
Canada hosts its first G7 economic summit
20
American astronauts have taken the lead in the superpower space race with the Apollo 11 lunar landing. It's July 1969 and Canadian children have been watching and considering how the expedition will change their world. - Television, 1:42 photo
1969
The moon landing
21
Coming to Cooperstown is a great honour, but it comes on the heels of great personal loss. - Television, 15:38 photo
1991
Fergie Jenkins, 1st Cdn. in Baseball Hall of Fame
22
Talks are underway to resolve the stike by postal workers, now entering its fourth week. - Television, 1:36 photo
1981
Postal strike of 1981
23
An Air Canada Boeing 767 runs out of gas high above Gimli, Man. - Television, 1:46 photo
1983
'Gimli Glider' lands without fuel
24
Under a sunny, blue sky, Emma Houlston lands her family's single-engine plane in St. John's, N.L. Despite a shaky landing, the touchdown means the nine-year-old makes history as the youngest person to pilot a plane across Canada. - Television, 1:58 photo
1988
Nine-year-old flying ace soars into history
25
Seven sovereigntists unite to defend Quebec's interests. - Television, 2:30 photo
1990
Introducing the Bloc Quebecois
26
Canada's fallen sons are remembered at the Vimy Ridge Memorial in France. - Radio, 5:07 photo
1936
Vimy Ridge Memorial unveiled
27
After 107 days covering his run, CBC Radio host Fred Walker finally meets Terry Fox, and celebrates the runner's imminent birthday. - Radio, 4:28 photo
1980
Terry Fox and Fred Walker, face to face
28
Singer Anne Murray returns to Springhill, N.S. to open a museum in her honour. - Television, 2:04 photo
1989
Celebrating Canada's 'songbird' Anne Murray
29
The Bluenose II, replica of Canada's most famous schooner, is sold to the government of Nova Scotia for one dollar. - Television, 1:45 photo
1971
Bluenose II donated to Nova Scotia
30
A traditional end-of-session paper fight in the Manitoba legislature gets out of control. - Television, 1:40 photo
1980
Paper fight in the Manitoba legislature
31
The Winnipeg-born media mogul announces merger of CanWest Global and Hollinger Inc. - Television, 3:04 photo
2000
CanWest founder Israel Asper acquires Hollinger Inc.
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