Born: King Richard I of England (the Lion-Hearted), 1157.From The Old Farmer's Almanac. […]

Edith Eleanor McLean was the first baby to be placed in an incubator, 1888.From The Old Farmer's Almanac. […]

CBFT Montreal was the first Canadian TV station to begin regular broadcast programming in both French and English. CBLT Toronto followed two days later, 1952.From The Old Farmer's Almanac. […]

Russia's Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards, 1698.From The Old Farmer's Almanac. […]

First transit of McClure Strait (Northwest Passage) made by the US Navy icebreaker, Burton Island and US Coast Guard icebreaker, Northwind, 1954.From The Old Farmer's Almanac. […]