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Heartbreak on Humber Bay — A Deadly Night for the Junction
It was a dark and stormy night. July 1907. A police officer was patrolling the shores of Humber Bay, walking along the lakefront at Sunnyside, when he…
Apr 21
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Adam Bunch
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The Man Who Risked His Life for the Eclipse
Toronto was brimming with anticipation. The city was about to find itself in the path of a solar eclipse. On a winter morning in 1925, it would be in…
Apr 8
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Adam Bunch
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The Curse of the SkyDome Opera
It was an absolutely massive spectacle: a colossal production of Verdi's famous Egyptian opera, Aida. There were more than a thousand performers on…
Apr 3
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Adam Bunch
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March 2024
The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History Returns!
Big news this week! I’m thrilled to announced that The Festival Of Bizarre Toronto History will be returning this spring! We’ll spend a week digging…
Mar 26
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Adam Bunch
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A Brief History of Bald Eagles in Toronto
It was a September day in 1793. A small boat was making its way up the Don River. The winding waterway snaked along the wide valley floor, dwarfed by…
Mar 19
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Adam Bunch
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The Flying Canine of Queen Street
It must have been a very strange sight. A little dog was soaring through the air above Queen Street. It had climbed out onto the ledge of a three-storey…
Mar 4
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Adam Bunch
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February 2024
Marcel Duchamp & John Cage Play Musical Chess
On a cold winter's night in 1968, a phone rang in an apartment on Spadina Road. The man who answered it was named Lowell Cross; he was an American…
Feb 26
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Adam Bunch
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How Napoleon Lajoie Won The Pennant
It all began on a bitterly cold spring day in 1917. It was the first week of May and the baseball season was getting underway, but winter just wouldn't…
Feb 20
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Adam Bunch
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Rebels, Spies & North America's First Valentine
It was 1779. The American Revolution was at its bloody height and John Graves Simcoe had already seen plenty of action. This was many years before he…
Feb 14
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Adam Bunch
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The Man Who Mailed Himself Out Of Slavery
Plus the city's strange hockey roots, my baseball course is back, and more in this edition of Toronto's history newsletter.
Feb 7
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Adam Bunch
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January 2024
The Heartbreaking Tale of Billboard's First #1 Hit
Plus a bizarre contest from the Great Depression, one last tour of our Myseum exhibit, and more in this edition of Toronto's history newsletter.
Jan 28
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Adam Bunch
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A Scandalous Rumour About A 7-Foot Man In A Kilt
Plus a Victorian prank gone wrong, a deadly rowing race, and more in this edition of Toronto's history newsletter.
Jan 22
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Adam Bunch
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