Tuesday, June 3, 2008

June 3: Hoping to Trade Canada for Ireland

On this day in history...

President John Adams takes up residency in a tavern in Washington DC in 1800.
The Canadian Pacific Railway is finished in 1880.
China orders the start of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989.


Also On This Day...

in 1866 the Fenian attempt to capture Canada is turned back. The desire was to free Ireland in exchange for a hostage Canada.

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