Today in history: Farewell, dollar bill … hello loonie!
In 1974, Mrs. Martin Luther King Sr. and a church deacon were slain by a crazed gunman in Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where her son, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the assassinated civil rights leader, once preached.
In 1998, it was the end of the line for conductors on Canadian passenger trains. Their positions were eliminated as a cost-saving measure. At one time, conductors were in charge of all train staff and oversaw the engineers and service staff.Article content In 2011, Prince William and Kate arrived in Ottawa to begin their first official overseas tour since marrying in April. Their nine-day tour also saw them stop in the Quebec, P.E.I., the Northwest Territories and Alberta. Nearly 1,400 journalists were accredited to cover the visit.
In 2013, 19 elite Arizona wildland firefighters were killed as they were working to build a fire line between a wildfire and a town when erratic winds suddenly shifted the fire’s direction, cutting off their escape route.Article content
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