Tom Williams – From First World War Flying Ace to Canada’s Oldest Pilot
Tom Williams, born in Ingersoll on October 12, 1885, became a pilot in the First World War, tested parachutes in the Second World War and eventually logged 8,000 hours in the air, becoming the World’s Oldest Licensed Pilot, as per the Guinness Book of World Records. Read more.
The United States expedition to Korea – 1871
The U.S. involvement in the Korean War during the 1950s is well known. What is lesser known is the United States expedition to Korea that saw a conflict erupt in 1871. It all started after a merchant ship, General Sherman, went missing while visiting Korea five years earlier. When Frederick F. Low, ambassador to China, visited Korea with the U.S. Navy’s Asiatic Squadron, the squadron was attacked as they made their way up the Han River. Read more.
The Samoan Civil Wars
Beginning in 1886, rival factions among the Samoan Islands battled to determine who would ascend to the throne as the King of Samoa. At the same time, German, American and British forces looked to protect – and in some cases expand – their interests in the area. This led to tension, not only between the factions on the island of Samoa but between Germany and the United States. Read more.
Other History Articles
- A Brief History of the Dieppe Raid
- Alexander Duncan McRae: From Glencoe Farm to Canadian Stateman
- Andrew Westbrook – The Feared Traitor
- Benjamin Franklin Youngs: Canadian Medal of Honor Winner
- Canada’s Role in Stabilizing Haiti: Operation PRINCIPAL and Task Force Haiti
- Charley Fox: The Flying Fox of World War II
- Conn Smythe Goes to War
- Frederick Banting- Co-Discoverer of Insulin
- Jacob Dolson Cox: Canadian-Born General and Statesman
- Sam Steele
- The Battle of Longwoods
- The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Canada
- The British Garrison in London
- The Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line: Canada’s Cold War Arctic Sentinel
- The Fenian Raids
- The Great Flood of 1937
- The Western Uprising
- V.E. Day in Canada
- William C. Cooke and Canadians at Custer’s Last Stand
- “If Day”: Winnipeg’s Mock Invasion Raises Millions for the War Effort
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