THE 1960's
It was called the "Bay of Pigs".
The conflict in 1961 in which CIA-trained forces tried, but failed to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro. The Bay of Pigs or Bahia de los Cochinos in Spanish is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones located on the southern coast of Cuba. Bahia is Bay, Cochinos meaning "pig" and triggerfish.
Painter who was inspired by the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast and had an Art University in Vancouver named after her.
Emily Carr, born in British Columbia 1871, a Canadian painter and author of non-fiction books. The Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver is a world leader in education and research. Along with the Group of Seven, she spearheaded Canada's first modern art movement.
One of the top money-maker movies of 1952, was named "Best Motion Picture" of the year and nominated for an Academy Award as Best Picture...... starring Gary Cooper.
High Noon. Gary Cooper was frequently dismissed by critics in his own time, who claimed he was merely "playing himself". Cooper's performance is regarded by many as the finest performance of his astonishingly long and varied career. Grace Kelly appeared in her first important screen role.
He's won the men's single title on 14 of 18 attempts at the French Open.
Rafael Nadal Parera, the Spanish professional tennis player, who at 36, won the French Open for the 14th time, today. He was one of the most successful teenagers in history, reaching winning titles before his 20th birthday. His main rivals are Roger Federer and Novka Djokovic.
African country that was formerly known as Abyssinia.
Ethiopia, in the Horn of Africa, bordered with Somalia and Kenia. Ethiopia is famous for being the place where the coffee bean originated.
Well known, famous actor who starred in "Lillies of the Field" and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner".
Sidney Poitier, a Bahamian and American actor, film director and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first African American actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He died in January of this year at the age of 94.
Canadian American actress, model, activist and author who starred in the 1996 film "Barb Wire".
Pamela (Denise) Anderson, also known for her numerous appearances in Playboy and her work on television series Baywatch. The recent movie "Pam & Tommy" tells the true story of Pamela and her rocker husband Tommy Lee who she was married to for exactly 3 years.
Canadian tutor who held a 23-game winning streak in a classic American Quiz Show that was created by Merv Griffin in 1964.
Matte Roach, who from April 5 to May 6 2022, was the most successful Canadian to play Jeopardy.
Born in 1998 in Halifax, she graduated in Political Science and Sexual Diversity Studies.
Countries that were cut off from gas supply by Russia
Bulgaria, Poland and Finland citing their refusal to pay in Russian Roubles.
Italy
Number of people involved in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
More than 1500 officers and soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians came together in the traditional parade.
Today, more than 85,000 Big Jubilee Lunches and street parties are staged in celebrating the Queen's record-breaking 70 year reign.
Product that Proctor and Gamble launched in 1966, that revolutionized baby care.
Pampers. It was in 1956 when Nick Mills, a P&G researcher, after the birth of his son, started to look into disposable diapers, to replace the cloth ones. In 1961 the first disposable diaper was sold and 10 years later it was sold nationally and soon after internationally. It was and still is P&G's largest and fastest growing brands.
It was in May, 1934 that this mother of 5 gave birth to five children.
Elzire Dionne (husband Oliva) gave birth to five identical girls in a farmhouse near the village Corbeil, Ontario, weighing a total of just over 13 pounds. This miracle, plus their baby cuteness, the poverty of their French Canadian Parents, and the controversy over heir guardianship,made them the sensation of the 1930s.
American - Canadian rock and roll singer-songwriter, born in the U.S in 1935, but who found his success in Ontario, Canada where he lived for most of his life.
Ronnie Hawkins, also known as "godfather of Canadian rock 'n roll" was a key player in the 1960's rock scene in Toronto. Ronnie passed away in hospital in Peterborough on May 29, 2022 at the age of 87.
The most prestigious of the five Classics and the richest flat horse racing in the UK returned, during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
EPSOM DERBY, the Grade 1 racecourse on the hills associated with Epsom in Surrey, England which is used for thoroughbred horse racing of three-year-old colts and fillies. It was first run in 1780.
Deadly disease that struck a convention in Philadelphia in 1976 and was named after the convention where it struck.
Legionnaires' disease. More than 2,000 members of an American Legion attended their annual state convention when servicemen showed forms of pneumonia. It took them some time to find the cause of the "Legionnaire's disease", the unknown illness.
Introduced in the early 1960s, an organized system that was introduced nationwide to make it easier for automated machines to sort mail.
ZIP Code or Intelligent Mail barcode. The U.S. Postal Service introduced it in 1963. Toronto's introduction of the postal code began with a test in 1971. The Canadian Postal Union declared March 20th 1975 National "Boycott the Postal Code" Day, because the workers objected the automated sorting system. The boycott was called off one year later.
Founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two street performers, this company expanded rapidly through the 1990's and 2000's
Cirque de Soleil (Circus of the Sun), a Canadian entertainment company, it's the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Within a little over 10 years it grew from one show to 19 shows in over 300 cities in six continents, employed 4,900 people from 50 countries.
Canadian Folk Festival, founded in 1961 in Orillia, Ontario.
Mariposa Folk Festival. The inaugural event held in Orillia was covered by the CBC and featured all Canadian performers. It was moved from Orillia to Maple Leaf Stadium in Toronto, then to Molson Park in Barrie and returned to Orillia for the July festival.
Ann Turner Cook, an American educator and mystery novelist, was best known as the model for thousands of baby products over generations.
GERBER BABY. The familiar Gerber Baby artwork was seen on baby food packages decades after her portrait became one of the most recognizable brand symbols in the world. The original Gerber baby died on June 3rd. at the age of 95
It was her "Just Say No" advertising campaign prevalent during the 1980s and early 1990s as a part of the U.S war on drugs.
The slogan was created and championed by First Lady Nancy Reagan during her husband's presidency. The campaign made its way into popular American culture. "Just Say No" crossed over to the United Kingdom and was popularized by the BBC's 1986 "Drugwatch" campaign.
Official opening of a highway system in 1962 that has several parallel routes throughout most of our country.
Trans-Canada Highway, This route starts in Victoria B.C and ends in St. John's N.B., passes through nine of the 10 provinces and connects most of the country's major cities. The main route spans 7,476 km (4,645mi). Official opening was in 1962, but it took until 1972 to be approved by the Trans-Canada Highway Act.
Founded in 1931, fourteen stores opened for thrifty Canadians. By the late 1970's, over 150 stores had opened across the country.
Zellers, the Canadian discount department chain was acquired by HBC in 1978 before it closing in 2013.This because of the fierce competition by Walmart Canada and inability to adjust to the increasingly volatile retailing industry.
American writer - director who starred in several iconic European produced "Spaghetti Westerns" during the mid 1960s.
Clint Eastwood, born in 1930, has appeared in over 60 films during the 60s, 70s and 80s and have his roles had made him an enduring cultural icon of masculinity.
Elected in 1986, Eastwood served for two years as the mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea in California.
He's been appointed as the new Executive chef at the Russell Hill Retirement Residence.
Pierre Ho, who has been employed in the position of Sous Chef by Signature Retirement since August 2009, has put in over 22,000 hours. On May 30th he was appointed as Executive Chef at the Russell Hill with a total of 25 full- and part-time staff.
Term to denote the authorized and illegal accessing of computer programs.
Hacking. It refers to activities that seek to compromise digital services. Any time a person "hacks" into a computer without permission, a crime is committed.