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A TORONTO Almanac 150th Trivia Detailed

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A TORONTO Almanac 150th Anniversary M.Filey 1983 Softcover in good used condition with worn edges Except for references to Toronto's hottest (July 10, 1936) and coldest (January 10, 1859) days and a brief description of Toronto's mythical Macmillan University bulletin carried on the October 30, 1938 CBS rt~io show "War of the Worlds", this almanac is essentially a collection of useful information. Some may question the term "useful". The idea for this book actually came to me many years ago when I was asked to co- host a Saturday morning CBC radio program with Harry Manus. In an attempt to feature items relative to certain days of the week, 1 be~"an collecting historical events and cataloguing them by date. This catalogue continued to expand and went on to form the basis of two featurettes on radio station CKFM (on the Carl Banas and Don Daynard Shows) and continues t ~be useful in preparing my weekly Sunday Sun newspaper column. It will no~oubt prove helpful when programming my special featurette to be heard on radio station CFRB through-out "Sesqui Year", 1984. Some may wonder why certain items have been chosen for inclusion in this Almanac. While most stories are of obvious importance in tracing the city's history, some are less so. They are, in fact, trivial. I mean, who cares that on August 25, 1882 Harry Piper's crocodile, the first seen in Canada, choked to death on a turtle at his Front and York Street zoo. ~It may not seem important to you and I, but it certainly was to the crocodile: Others may question why certain obvious choices are not included. Some mad be straight oversights and can be included in future reprints of this volume (if~ny). Other exclusions may be intentional or v,~ctims of space limitations. Nevertheless, the material found in this almanac has been chosen using both the historical and entertainment viewpoints as prime criteria. Enjoy! History can be fun.
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A TORONTO Almanac 150th Anniversary M.Filey 1983 Softcover in good used condition with worn edges Except for references to Toronto's hottest (July 10, 1936) and coldest (January 10, 1859) days and a brief description of Toronto's mythical Macmillan University bulletin carried on the October 30, 1938 CBS rt~io show "War of the Worlds", this almanac is essentially a collection of useful information. Some may question the term "useful". The idea for this book actually came to me many years ago when I was asked to co- host a Saturday morning CBC radio program with Harry Manus. In an attempt to feature items relative to certain days of the week, 1 be~"an collecting historical events and cataloguing them by date. This catalogue continued to expand and went on to form the basis of two featurettes
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