Jay Bortnik's January History of Alberta

Jay Bortnik’s

January History of

 Alberta

ANSWER:

All 3 are FIRSTS in Canada and happened in January.

To find out what made these Albertans FIRST,

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19 years ago

7 January 2000

Albertan Beverly McLachlin becomes Canada’s 1^st female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.  She is also the longest serving Chief Justice to date. 
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35 years ago

24 January 1984

ABCnetwork agrees to purchase the television rights for the 1988 Calgary WinterOlympics for $309 million.

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51 years ago

2 January 1968

Albertans, Edmontonians and members of the Edmonton Kinsmen Club funded, built, and opened the 1^st indoor track and field stadium in Canada (Kinsmen Field House). Note: Wikipedia says 3 January.
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85 years ago

6 January 1934

Alberta cowboy singer, Wilf Carter, released his 1^st record which became a 1934 bestseller – making him an international star.

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95 years ago

17 January 1924

UFA (United Farmers of Alberta) members defeated a motion to approve the separation of the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba from the Confederation of Canada.

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103 years ago

1 January 1916

Albertan Emily Murphy became the 1^st woman judge in the British Commonwealth –  in Edmonton.

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106 years ago

2 January 1913

A fire destroyed Albertan Pat Burns’ meat packing plant in Calgary.  Damage was estimated at $1 million.

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