Thursday, November 17, 2022

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swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Nov 16 02:40PM -0800

On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 5:41:51 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> [2] Pierre Elliot Trudeau was born.
 
> [3] The Stanley Cup finals between the Seattle Metropolitans
> and the Montreal Canadiens were halted because of illness.
 
1919
 
> were played the following day, Sunday.
 
> [3] The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake had its first
> season.
 
1962
 
 
> [3] Oshawa carriage builder R. Samuel McLaughlin signed a
> deal with Buick giving him rights to Buick-built engines
> for 15 years.
 
1908
 
> gold medal in skiing.
 
> [3] The Montreal Canadiens won their 5th *consecutive*
> Stanley Cup.
 
1960
 
 
> [2] Marshall McLuhan died.
 
> [3] Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope" was stopped near Thunder
> Bay because of the return of his cancer.
 
1980
 
> Nobel Prize for chemistry.
 
> [3] One of the strongest tornadoes in Canadian history
> hit Barrie.
 
1986
 
> (8.3 m) in circumference and 6 feet (1.8 m) high -- left
> Perth, Ontario, on a special cheese train to become part
> of an exhibit at the Columbian World's Fair in Chicago.
 
1893 ; 1894
 
 
> [2] The US and Canada signed the Great Lakes Water Quality
> Agreement.
 
> [3] Former Prime Minister Lester Pearson died.
 
1971 ; 1972
 
> to run the same 1-mile race in under 4 minutes, at the
> British Empire and Commonwealth games in Vancouver.
 
> [3] The St. Lawrence Seaway construction project started.
 
1954
 
> until the following year.)
 
> [3] Jumbo the elephant was killed in a collision with a
> freight train in St. Thomas, Ontario.
 
1885
 
> And please don't just say "football" for any answer -- you need
> to be more specific.
 
> 1. "Hoosiers" (1986), Gene Hackman.
 
basketball
 
> 2. "Nacho Libre" (2006), Jack Black.
 
professional wrestling
 
> 3. "The Natural" (1984), Robert Redford.
 
baseball
 
> 4. "The Damned United" (2009), Michael Sheen.
 
soccer
 
> 5. "Tin Cup" (1996), Kevin Costner, Rene Russo.
 
golf
 
> 6. "Invictus" (2009), Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon.
 
rugby
 
> 7. "Seabiscuit" (2003), Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges.
 
horse racing
 
> 8. "North Dallas Forty" (1979), Nick Nolte, Mac Davis.
 
american football
 
> 9. "The Love Guru" (2008), Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake.
 
hockey
 
> 10. "Cinderella Man" (2005), Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger.
 
boxing
 
> Mark Brader, Toronto "As long as that blue light is on, the
> m...@vex.net computer is safe." -- Hot Millions
 
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
 
swp
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 16 05:58PM -0800

On 11/15/22 14:41, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> [2] Pierre Elliot Trudeau was born.
 
> [3] The Stanley Cup finals between the Seattle Metropolitans
> and the Montreal Canadiens were halted because of illness.
 
1919
 
> were played the following day, Sunday.
 
> [3] The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake had its first
> season.
 
1975; 1970
 
 
> [3] Oshawa carriage builder R. Samuel McLaughlin signed a
> deal with Buick giving him rights to Buick-built engines
> for 15 years.
 
1906; 1908
 
> gold medal in skiing.
 
> [3] The Montreal Canadiens won their 5th *consecutive*
> Stanley Cup.
 
1956; 1952
 
 
> [2] Marshall McLuhan died.
 
> [3] Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope" was stopped near Thunder
> Bay because of the return of his cancer.
 
2002; 2005
 
> Nobel Prize for chemistry.
 
> [3] One of the strongest tornadoes in Canadian history
> hit Barrie.
 
1988; 1987
 
> (8.3 m) in circumference and 6 feet (1.8 m) high -- left
> Perth, Ontario, on a special cheese train to become part
> of an exhibit at the Columbian World's Fair in Chicago.
 
1893;1894
 
 
> [2] The US and Canada signed the Great Lakes Water Quality
> Agreement.
 
> [3] Former Prime Minister Lester Pearson died.
 
1973; 1971
 
> to run the same 1-mile race in under 4 minutes, at the
> British Empire and Commonwealth games in Vancouver.
 
> [3] The St. Lawrence Seaway construction project started.
 
1953
 
> until the following year.)
 
> [3] Jumbo the elephant was killed in a collision with a
> freight train in St. Thomas, Ontario.
 
1887; 1889
 
> And please don't just say "football" for any answer -- you need
> to be more specific.
 
> 1. "Hoosiers" (1986), Gene Hackman.
 
basketball
 
> 2. "Nacho Libre" (2006), Jack Black.
 
volleyball
 
> 3. "The Natural" (1984), Robert Redford.
 
baseball
 
> 4. "The Damned United" (2009), Michael Sheen.
 
soccer
 
> 5. "Tin Cup" (1996), Kevin Costner, Rene Russo.
 
golf
 
> 6. "Invictus" (2009), Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon.
 
track & field
 
> 7. "Seabiscuit" (2003), Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges.
 
horse racing
 
> 8. "North Dallas Forty" (1979), Nick Nolte, Mac Davis.
 
American football
 
> 9. "The Love Guru" (2008), Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake.
> 10. "Cinderella Man" (2005), Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger.
 
track and field
 
--
Dan Tilque
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