“On this day in 1813, during the War of 1812, an American army under General Pike attacked and captured the city of Toronto. The British army wasn’t able to escape fast enough because, naturally, the Gardiner Expressway was closed that weekend (Toronto joke).”
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Today in Hystery April 26th
“On this day in 1982, 80% of Ontario’s 14,000 doctors staged a two-day walkout to protest the new fee schedule. They marched in front of the legislature building carrying placards they’d written out themselves. Unfortunately, no one could read what the placards said, except for a passing pharmacist and she told them it would be ready in about 20 minutes.”
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Today in Hystery April 25th
“On this day in 1993, Russia elected Boris Yeltsin as their absolute leader and he was never without his Absolut from that day forward.”
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Today in Hystery April 24th
“On this day in 1981, IBM introduced something called “The PC”. Actually the personal computer was invented by Xerox in 1973, but they didn’t see any future in people having their own computers, so they sold the rights to…drum roll please…Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. In the Bonehead Hall of Fame, that is right near the top.”