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86 years ago today VOCM took to the airwaves. Happy birthday to the mighty @590VOCM!
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Most people don't know there was a mine in Placentia Bay at La Manche owned by the same group as the Trans Atlantic Cable.
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TATERS RULE! The first Golden Skillet restaurant opened in St. John's, NL in 1969. The name was later changed to @MaryBrowns #nlfact
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April 2, 1978, exactly 43 years ago, the unexplained Bell Island Boom rocked the Bell Island community. Rumours of lightening and aliens circulated for years, until two years ago when a similar boom caused by collapsing rock was heard, does this mean the mystery is solved?
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Local communities are the best stewards of their palaeontological heritage. They champion conservation and support visiting researchers.
In our new paper we recognise one such person, @Northernpengirl, for her sustained commitment to Newfoundland's fossils:
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RIP Hal Holbrook the great Mark Twain performer & scholar. It began here on Parade St. at Memorial College where he starred in a play with Ruby Johnston, later a NYC actor. She was in Hal’s first Twain sketch, An Interview with Mark Twain. Hal is first (l-r) in St. John’s photo
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Here's one you may not have seen. Marconi atop a flagpole with @CityofStJohns harbour in the background circa 1901. Larger version available by request. #Newfoundland #nlhistory
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It may be the oldest commercial recording of Newfoundland music and IT'S A CENTURY OLD this year!!!
Tomorrow at Noon NT on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's & chmr.ca anywhere on the globe!
@chmrmunradio @NLLiveEvents @78rpmcommunity @78rpmClub @RamonaDearing
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Did you ever visit our grounds and wonder about these gigantic concrete circles? Read about their history in the new artifact profile on our website: conceptionbaymuseum.com/2021…
#NLHistory #heritageNL #exploreNL #cbmuseum
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Air France Concorde at Gander c.1980. Gander was used by the Concorde as an alternate to JFK. Due to its fuel consumption, for safety reasons, traffic/weather arrival delays at JFK sometimes meant the Concorde would use Gander for a refuel.
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Men assisting in the salvaging of a RCAF Digby which crashed at Dover NL, Jan 2, 1942 after departure from Gander.
The story of a rescue & the typical hospitality of Newfoundland people. ganderairporthistoricalsocie…
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"Parliament Building Wrecked by Missiles - Baton Charge Starts Destructive Riot" read the Daily News account of the St John's riot here: bit.ly/3hPODbm @MUNQEII
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Don't let any Newfoundlander tell you that they celebrate the New Year first in North America.
St Pierre et Miquelon goes first.
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75 years of celebrating our own people, our own culture, our own Province.
75 years of our own stories, told by our own.
Plus, 75 years of Herald Bingo!
Congratulations to all at the Newfoundland Herald.
This week we begin our look back at 75 years of history at The Newfoundland Herald!
Pick up our all new issue in stores and online at nfldherald.com
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🚨ICYMI🚨Student enrolment reached an all-time high for the fall 2020 semester. The first day of classes saw Memorial peak at 19,429 students, only the second time student numbers topped 19,000!
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OTD in 1942, the broadcast on VOCM from the K of C on Harvey Rd was interrupted just after 11:00 pm, when someone shouted "Fire, fire." Listeners heard the sounds of people panicking. 99 people died and following the tragedy there were rumours of a German saboteur. @590VOCM
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The streets in Gander are named after famous aviators, with few minor exceptions. Yeager St. is one of them. RIP Chuck Yeager.
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The Hudson bomber, one of 5 aviation sculptures in the town of Gander. These works of art tell the airports history through each piece.
To better understand their significance, view & read their interpretation here ganderairporthistoricalsocie…
