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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Rogers Centre is the first stadium in the world to have a fully retractable roof.
Approximately half of Toronto's population was born outside of Canada.
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica
200 Church St., Toronto, ONTARIO
Established 1848
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Grand Trunk Railway, Passenger Ticket Offices
Corner of Front and Scott Streets, Toronto
Parties going East or West in the United States or Canada, will find the Cheapest Tickets at the above offices.
Toronto, May 1, 1867
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Commercial House
No. 43 Colborne Street, Toronto.
Rud. Rissmann, Importer of French and German wines,
The best LAGER BEER always on Draught
July 6, 1869
The Irish Canadian, Toronto, Ontario, Wednesday, March 30, 1870

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M 'Crosson & Co.
Have on Hand
The Largest, Most Varied, and Cheapest Stock of Hats and Coats in Toronto
111 King Street East
The Irish Canadian, Toronto, Ontario, Wednesday, March 30, 1870

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UNDERTAKING
John Solleder & Co.
NEW DOUBLE HEARSE
Toronto
January 18, 1870
The Irish Canadian, Toronto, Ontario, Wednesday, March 30, 1870

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St. Andrews Church
1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)

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College Avenue (Queen Street)
1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)

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The Exhibition Grounds
1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)

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Horticultural Gardens
1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)

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A Sculling Match - Toronto Harbour
1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)

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Toronto, From the Island
1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)

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King Street, West
1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)

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Toronto Street, and Post Office
1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)

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University of Toronto
1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)

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Toronto, From Kingston Road
1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)

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Stuttgartger Sanitary Woolen Underwear
The T. Eaton Co., Toronto, Agts. in Canada
Ladies' Home Journal
November 1898
History, News and Stories of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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1721 - France built fur post at Toronto
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1834 - York is renamed Toronto. William Lyon Mackenzie becomes the first mayor of Toronto.
The city of Toronto started off as York, the capital of Upper Canada in 1793. York was incorporated and renamed Toronto in 1834.
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Toronto - Travel Thru History
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1848 - St. Michael’s Cathedral dedicated at Toronto
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1856 - Grand Trunk
The Grand Trunk Railway opens its Toronto-Montréal line.
www.canadahistory.com/ timeline.asp
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1867 - Emily Stowe, the first woman doctor in Canada, begins to practice medicine in Toronto.
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1869 - Toronto
Toronto. - The chief city of the Province of Ontario, is situated in latitude 43' 39' 24" north, and longitude 79° 2? 30" west, on the north-west... Read MORE...
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1872 - October 1 - First case reports in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, of the Great Epizootic of 1872 (equine influenza, or the "horse flu") which will substantially disrupt life in North America by mid-December.
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October 1, 1872
1872 - WRECK OF THE ROBERT LOWE
CONFIRMATION OF THE SAD RUMOR — EIGHTEEN LIVES LOST.
TORONTO, Nov. 23 — The following particulars have been received regarding the Anglo-American... Read MORE...
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1873
TORONTO, formerly YORK, capital of Ontario, an 1 one of the most flourishing cities in the Dominion, is situated on a beautiful circular bay, on the... Read MORE...
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1876 - The Toronto Women's Literary Club is founded as a front for the suffrage movement.
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1880 - Emily Stowe is finally granted a license to practice medicine in Toronto.
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1883 - Augusta Stowe, daughter of Emily, is the first woman to graduate from the Toronto Medical School. The Toronto Women's Suffrage Association replaces the Literary Club of 1876.
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1885 - The city of Toronto, Canada, had a million-dollar conflagration Sunday night. The entire city was seriously threatened.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
August 8, 1885
1890 - TORONTO UNIVERSITY DESTROYED.
THE CARELESS HANDLING OF LAMPS CAUSES A HEAVY LOSS.
Toronto, February, 14. - Toronto university was totally destroyed by fire tonight. The loss is ... Read MORE...
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1903 - The Ivanhoe, a popular electric car, is made by Canada Cycle and Motor Co. of Toronto.
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April 19, 1904: Great fire in Toronto started
The Great Toronto Fire destroys much of that city's downtown, but there are no fatalities.
The Old Farmer's Almanac www.almanac.com
April 19, 1904
1904 - Pledge to Not Drink Liquor
It is announced from Toronto that seven hundred children have recently taken the pledge not to drink liquor. It is a nice ethical question whether... Read MORE...
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1909 - The first Grey Cup game; the University of Toronto football team defeats Toronto Parkdale. A trophy has been donated by the governor general, Earl Grey.
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1921 - July 27 – Researchers at the University of Toronto led by biochemist Frederick Banting announce the discovery of the hormone insulin.
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July 27, 1921
1949 - 200 DIE ON FIERY SHIP. GREAT LAKES QUEEN BURNS. HOLOCAUST SINKS PLEASURE CRUISER AT TORONTO DOCK.
400 HOLIDAYERS ESCAPE FLAMING DEATH AMID SCENES OF HORROR.
Toronto, Ont., Sept. 17. (AP) - Nearly 200 ship-board holiday-makers, most of them... Read MORE...
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1950 - SIX MEET DEATH IN FIRE TRAP.
Toronto, Jan. 21. - (CP) - Refugees from Europe's barbed wire and prison bars died behind bars yesterday in their land of promise.
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March 30, 1954: Official opening of Canada's first subway (Toronto)
The Old Farmer's Almanac www.almanac.com
March 30, 1954
1954 - Hurricane Hazel
Hazel was first spotted east of the Windward Islands on October 5. It moved through the islands later that day as a hurricane, then it moved westward ... Read MORE...
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1975 - Toronto's CN Tower becomes the world's tallest free-standing structure (Apr. 2).
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