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The Avro Arrow during one of its many test flights. (The Aviation Geek Club) On this day in 1959, production of the CF-105 Arrow interceptor aircraft project was cancelled by the Canadian government. Manufactured by Avro Canada, the Arrow was a revolutionary warplane capable of reaching Mach 2 speeds (twice the speed of sound) and…
The Feminine Mystique, a book that was considered "unpublishable" because "no one cares about feminism". (Abebooks) On this day in 1963, The Feminine Mystique was published in the United States. Written by activist Betty Friedan, the book criticised the concept of the "happy housewife" and the idea that women find ultimate fulfillment in childbirth, cooking,…
"Saladin à Jérusalem", by Alexandre-Évarist Fragonard, 1830-50. (Wikimedia Commons) Towards the middle of the 12th century, much of the Holy Land was in the hands of European Christians. Beginning in 1095, the Catholic Church had sanctioned a number of religious expeditions known as the Crusades, efforts at capturing the Holy Lands and Christendom's most sacred…
One of the few surviving images of the Sportpalast (or, Totaler Krieg) speech of 1943. Goebbels' audience had been handpicked for their fanaticism and ability to produce noise. (Wikimedia Commons) On this day in 1943, Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels delivered a speech to an attentive crowd at the Sportpalast arena in Berlin. Prior to…
One of the armory's many rooms. Over 1,300 pieces were displayed during the exhibition. (OneArtyMinute) On this day in 1913, the International Exhibition of Modern Art, or the Armory Show, opened at the 69th Regiment National Guard Armory in New York City. At the show, American audiences were introduced to experimental European and art styles…
An anarchist poster commemorating the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. (Library of Congress) On this day in 1936, a coalition of left-wing political parties known as the Popular Front won a majority share of votes during Spain's federal election. The Front was united only in its opposition to fascism - a growing force in…
The Maple Leaf, Canada's current flag. (Wikimedia Commons) On this day in 1965, Canada officially adopted its current flag design. When Canadian troops had deployed to Egypt in 1956 during the Suez Crisis, they wore the Red Ensign, Canada's old flag design that contained a small British flag in the upper lefthand corner. Egyptian authorities…
A police reenactment of the shooting in the wake of the 1929 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago. (Daily Telegraph) On this day in 1929, seven men from the Irish North Side Mob gathered in a garage in Lincoln Park, Chicago in order to buy stolen Canadian whiskey. Albert Kachellek, the gang's second-in-command, was there,…
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An RAF bomber during a sortie over Germany during WWII. (History.com) On this day in 1945, over 1,200 Allied bomber aircraft took to the skies for an attack on Dresden, an industrial city in Eastern Germany. That night, the first of four sorties (missions) began and, over the next 48 hours, 3,900 tonnes of incendiary…
Women protesting in Lahore during the 1980s. (Pinterest) On this day in 1983, 100 women gathered in Lahore, Pakistan, to protest the Qanun-e-Shahadat (or Law of Evidence). Proposed by Pakistani dictator Zia-ul-Haq, the bill held that, in civil court, a man's word counted for twice as much as a woman's. Naturally, the Law of Evidence…
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