1907 – A revolutionary new wheat is developed by Charles Suanders; after crossing Hard Red Calcutta and Red Fife wheat strains. The wheat was developed to have a shorter growing... read more →
This Day in History
2012 – The voice of Charles Bolden, 12th Administrator of NASA was transmitted from Earth to Curiosity and played on the Red Planet, Mars. The transmission was in turn recorded... read more →
1910 – Canadian pilot J.A.D (Douglas) McCurdy makes aviation history during a test flight in Brooklyn, New York. During the flight the first air-ground radio messages were sent between the... read more →
1992 – An agreement was signed between CN North America, Burlington Northern and Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico. The agreement was to link customs services and share common equipment to achieve... read more →
1718 – The iconic city of New Orleans was founded by the French and named after the Duke of Orleans. Since its foundation the city has belonged to three different... read more →
1992 – Excavation for a new baseball park begins in Cleveland, Ohio. The field was to be called Gateway, but was commonly known as Jacobs Field; and is home to... read more →
1943 – Air Canada, formerly Trans-Canada Airlines (TCA), began offering non-stop flights from Canada to England. An average flight would take approximately 13:25 hours non-stop. TCA was a pioneer in... read more →
1902 – Cadillac was founded. The company was named after Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac; the founder of Detroit. Even in 1902 the company was cutting edge introducing: Production standards... read more →
1872 – This marks the first operational lighthouse at Chebucto Head, Nova Scotia. In addition to conventional lighting systems at the time, the lighthouse was also equipped with a steam... read more →
1964 - Ontario Hydro announced plans to construct a nuclear power plant. The plant was constructed in Fairview (Darlington), East of Toronto. It is currently Canada’s second largest nuclear facility,... read more →