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CBC Digital Archives On this day in 1959: A royal Calgary Stampede
http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/07/09/

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CBC Digital Archives To mark the 40th anniversary of the Official Languages Act, we look back at Canada's road to bilingualism: http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/language_culture/topics/655/

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CBC Digital Archives We've added more stars to our Leading Ladies topic:
http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainment/film/topics/3747/

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CBC Digital Archives Watch the first film footage of the Chalk River reactor in this 1956 CBC-TV clip:
http://archives.cbc.ca/science_technology/energy_production/clips/893/

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CBC Digital Archives On this day in 1917: Tom Thomson last seen alive
http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/07/08/

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CBC Digital Archives On this day in 1967: First Order of Canada appointments announced
http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/07/07/

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CBC Digital Archives Find out how Canadians coped with nuclear fear in the 1950s and 1960s:
http://archives.cbc.ca/war_conflict/cold_war//topics/274/

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CBC Digital Archives On this day in 1983: AIDS and the politics of plague
http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/07/06/

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CBC Digital Archives Our Calgary Stampede topic looks at Canada's annual salute to the good old days of the Wild West.
http://archives.cbc.ca/society/celebrations/topics/750/

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CBC Digital Archives As our neighbours to the south prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July, we pay tribute to our relationship with our American friends.
http://archives.cbc.ca/society/celebrations/topics/3751/

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CBC Digital Archives On this day in 1957: A meeting of the minds: The Pugwash Conference http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/07/03/

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CBC Digital Archives In this 1959 CBC Radio interview, Karl Malden shares his approach to Method acting
http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainment/film/clips/16953/

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CBC Digital Archives On this day in 1992: Cod moratorium protested
http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/07/02/

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CBC Digital Archives In honour of Canada's 142nd birthday, we look back at some defining moments and great Canadians who have helped shape our history.
http://archives.cbc.ca/society/celebrations/topics/2328/

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CBC Digital Archives Our newest topic explores the multifaceted history of the RCMP
http://archives.cbc.ca/society/crime_justice/topics/3741/

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CBC Digital Archives As Tim Hortons returns to its roots as a Canadian firm we present our
look at the history of the company – Tim Hortons: Coffee, Crullers and Canadiana
http://archives.cbc.ca/lifestyle/food/topics/3525/

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CBC Digital Archives On this day in 1987: Introducing the loonie
http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/06/30/

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CBC Digital Archives If you're a fan of Transformers and G.I. Joe, you'll want to watch this CBC-TV report on their growing popularity in 1984: http://archives.cbc.ca/lifestyle/leisure/clips/16902/

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CBC Digital Archives Long before Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, Toronto had a thriving 'pyramid club' scene in 1949: http://archives.cbc.ca/lifestyle/pastimes/clips/16763/

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A dollar gets you in the door, and 12 days later, you're $2,048 richer. Who could resist the promise of such easy money? In 1949, "pyramid clubs"– in which each investor recruits two more, then passes the money up the line–are springing up around Toronto. ...
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CBC Digital Archives On this day in 1974: Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union
http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/06/29/

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CBC Digital Archives Our newest Michael Jackson clip: a CBC Radio report on his 1987 bid to buy the bones of the elephant man

http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainment/music/clips/16930/

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CBC Digital Archives We've just launched two TV clips on Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson's Victory tour rocks Montreal
http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainment/music/clips/16931/

Michael Jackson retail ripoff
http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainment/music/clips/16929/

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Charlene
Charlene
I totally agree....If you have no respect, you have nothing.....
Charlene
Charlene
They are not, but some people are posting disrespectful things about Michael on Face Book. I seen one this morning. I cannot speak for David JK. Maybe he also seen some disrespect on here.
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CBC Digital Archives Our new topic looks back at Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution
http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/international_politics/topics/3749/

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Czuck
Czuck
Personally, I preferred the one about the CN Tower goin' up.
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CBC Digital Archives On this day in 1976: CN Tower opens to the public
http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/06/26/

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CBC Digital Archives On this day in 1983: The Guess Who: together again
http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/06/25/

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CBC Digital Archives Roméo LeBlanc, Canada's first Acadian Governor General, has died at age 81. Here's his 1995 swearing in:
http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/federal_politics/clips/16799/

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The Prince and Princess of Wales visit St. John's to celebrate Newfoundland's founding as a British colony. http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/06/24/
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