Today in History for June 1: In 1533, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, was crowned as Queen Consort of England. In 1812, U.S.
President James Madison sent Congress a list of grievances against Britain which he said called for a declaration of war. Congress made the declaration on June 18th, launching the War of 1812. In 1831, the North magnetic pole was discovered by Sir James Ross.
In 1835, Kingston Penitentiary opens as the Provincial Penitentiary of the Province of Upper Canada with six inmates. In 1841, Scottish missionary-explorer David Livingstone left for Africa, where he penetrated the deepest reaches of the continent proclaiming the message of Jesus Christ. In 1860, the first post office in Canada was established in what is now Thunder Bay, Ont.
In 1867, Viscount Monck was appointed Canada's first governor general. He served until November, 1868. In 1876, the Royal Military College opened in Kingston, Ont.
, with a class of 18 cadets. In 1882, the Salvation Army officially began operations in Canada, following founder William Booth's philosophy of providing both "soup and salvation." The group began its service work in Toronto about one month later.
In 1882, gas lighting came to Winnipeg. In 1909, the Grey Cup was donated for the Canadian football championship. Named for Gov.
Gen. Earl Grey, the original conditions stated that the Cup "must remain always under purely amateur conditions." The Grey Cup game is now a contest to determine the champion of t.
