Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

    • Today in History: Aug. 1, Hitler opens Berlin Olympics

      Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years ago

      On Aug. 1, 1936, the Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler. In 1907, the U.S. Army Signal Corps established an aeronautical division, the forerunner of the ...

    • Today in History: August 13, East Germany seals the border

      Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months ago

      On Aug. 13, 1961, East Germany sealed off the border between Berlin’s eastern and western sectors before building a wall that would divide the city for the next 28 years. In 1521, Spanish conqueror ...

    • Today in History: April 30, George Washington's oath

      Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year ago

      On April 30, 1945, as Soviet troops approached his Berlin bunker, Adolf Hitler took his own life, as did his wife of one day, Eva Braun. In 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in ...

    • Today in History: Apr 1, First pro baseball, hockey strikes

      Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year ago

      On April 1, 1972, the first Major League Baseball players’ strike began; it lasted 12 days. Twenty years later, on April 1, 1992, the National Hockey League Players’ Association went on its ...