April 7th,2015 - This Date in History.

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397 – The wearing of barbarian clothing in the City of Rome is banned by the Emperor Honorius. <br />
451 – Attila the Hun sacks the town of Metz and attacks other cities in Gaul. <br />
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Today's Canadian Headline...

1928 OLD MAN PATRICK SUBS FOR GOALIE
Montreal Quebec - Lester Patrick, General Manager of the New York Rangers, suits up and replaces his injured goalie Lorne Chabot, and Frank Boucher scores at 7:05 into overtime to give the Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Maroons in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals. Patrick, one of the founders of the NHL, and a former goalie himself, is 45 years old. The Rangers go on to win the series.

1868
Ottawa Ontario -Thomas D'Arcy McGee is shot and killed by a Fenian assassin outside his Sparks St. lodging house, as he is turning the key in his lock. McGee was returning late after making a speech in Parliament; he had denounced the Fenians, a militant Irish-American group dedicated to expelling the British from Ireland by force.

1977
Toronto Ontario - The Toronto Blue Jays play their inaugural regular season game in a light snowfall at the CNE Exhibition Stadium; the expansion team beats the Chicago White Sox 9-5. Al Woods, pinch-hitting for Steve Bowling in the fifth inning, hits a home run in his first at bat; first American League baseball game played outside the United States.




In Other Events...
1996 Halifax Nova Scotia - Canadian vessels Athabaskan, Terra Nova and Protecteur arrive home from Gulf War; ships left in early August; HMCS Huron leaves for the Gulf to help enforce the embargo against Iraq.
1989 Ottawa Ontario - Gunman hijacks bus near Montreal and drives it to Parliament Hill; disarmed by police.
1973 Vietnam - Communist insurgents shoot down helicopter in South Vietnam, killing one Canadian and three other members of the International Commission for Control and Supervision (ICCS) team.
1956 Toronto Ontario - Arthur Hailey has his radio script, Flight into Danger, accepted by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Hailey later writes the best-selling novel, Airport.
1914 Nechako BC - H. B Kelliher, chief engineer of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, drives in the last spike of the western division of the line at Nechako River Crossing west of Prince George; first train arrives in Prince Rupert April 9; the Winnipeg to Prince Rupert line will officially open Sept 9; later part of the CNR.
1892 Toronto Ontario - Alexander Mackenzie 1822-1892 dies at age 70; former PM still an MP.
1869 Charlottetown, PEI - Last public hanging In Prince Edward Island.
1851 Kingston Ontario -Province of Canada Post Office issues three-penny black, first Canadian postage stamp; one example survives.
1741 Quebec Quebec - Henri-Marie Dubreil de Pontbriand c1708-1760 appointed last Bishop of New France before the Conquest.
1691 Paris France - Joseph Robinau de Villebon 1655-1700 appointed Governor of Acadia; headquarters on site of Saint John, NB.
1498 France - King Louis XII d1515 starts reign; to 1515; on death of Charles VIII (from 1483).

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