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Muddy York is Toronto's #1 history podcast. Tune in to learn more about the schemers and dreamers who created the city that we know today.
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On this date in 1827, the first recorded horse race took place at York. The race was held at a track northwest of Fort York, built by the men of the 68th Regiment.
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is famous for its natural beauty and for the many important people buried there. But its story begins with a different cemetery that was erased and forgotten alongside many of the people who were buried there.
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On this date in 1937, Marilyn Bell was born. She would become Toronto’s sweetheart when she became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario in 1954.
On this date in 1873, the Toronto Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Tigers - one goal and one touchdown to nothing. This was the first win in team history.
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The Canadian Pacific’s Royal York Hotel in Toronto, “the largest hotel in the British Empire.”
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On this day in 1919, Violet Milstead was born in Toronto. She was the first female Canadian bush pilot. During the Second World War with the British Air Transport Auxiliary, she recorded 600 hours of flight time. She is a member of the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame.
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ALT Violet Milstead dressed in the formal uniform of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). She wears a peaked cap adorned with a polished badge featuring the ATA emblem (a winged "A"), a collared shirt with a dark tie, and a double-breasted tunic jacket with epaulets, a pilot's wing insignia on the chest, and a shoulder patch reading "CANADA." The background is a neutral gray studio setting.
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In Toronto’s finance district, a piece of history disappears tvo.org/article/in-torontos-… #onpoli @PCPressOffice @OntarioPCParty
On this date in 1917, flying ace Billy Bishop married Margaret Burden at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church on St. Clair West. The groom was a war hero and the bride was the granddaughter of Timothy Eaton, so this was a major society event.
On this date in 1891, the 48th Highlanders were officially gazetted. It is currently a reserve unit based out of the Moss Park Armoury.
On this date in 1891, Upper Canada College opened at its current location in Deer Park. The main building in the photo below had to be demolished in 1956 due to structural problems was replaced by the current building.
On this date in 1851, the Governor-General turned the sod for the first railway in Toronto – the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron line. The day’s festivities included a parade through the streets and a ball at St. Lawrence Hall.
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Q: Where do you find the Toronto red-light district?
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On this date in 1937, schools and theatres were allowed to re-open after being closed for an outbreak of infantile paralysis (polio).
On this date in 1798, the first execution in York was carried out when John Sullivan was hanged for forgery. The rope broke on the first attempt and the unfortunate Sullivan told the hangman - “I hope to goodness you’ve got the rope all right this time.”
On this date in 1901, the future George V and Queen Mary visited Toronto. The arch below was constructed over Bay Street to welcome them.
On this date in 1979, archivist Joan Schwartz rediscovered the Armstrong, Beere and Hime panorama, a collection of photographs that provide an almost complete panorama of Toronto in 1856-57.
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Toronto the Good - that nickname has fallen out of fashion over the years, but it used to be quite common. This episode is about the man who first coined the term. His name was William Holmes Howland and he was running for mayor.
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