TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1912, the first issue of “The Financial Post” was published by John Bayne Maclean, who also founded “Maclean’s” magazine. “The Financial

Post” is now part of the “National Post” newspaper.

In 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote.

In 1916, a government order-in-council boosted the number of Canadian soldiers committed to the First World War to 500,000.

In 1932, Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, after serving out the remainder of the term of her late husband, Thaddeus.

In 1935, Amelia Earhart Putnam set a record of 18 hours, 16 minutes on a solo flight of 3,860 kilometres, from Honolulu to California.

In 1945, German forces in Belgium retreated during the “Battle of the Bulge” in the Second World War.

In 1948, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state law schools could not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race.

In 1953, the Edmonton Stock exchange was opened.

In 1955, Canada and Japan signed an agreement on transPacific air routes.