Category: 1919 Blog

JUNE 26TH

June 26, On this day in 1919… The Winnipeg General Strike officially ends at 11 a.m. as business owners and...

June 21, On this day in 1919… Ignoring the parade ban issued by Mayor Charles Gray, groups of labour workers...

June 17, On this day in 1919… The Federal Government makes revisions to the Criminal Code, broadening the definition of...

June 10, On this day in 1919… After issuing a ban on parades, Mayor Charles Gray attempts to keep the...

June 5 On this day in 1919… In response to the unrest generated by the Winnipeg General Strike and sympathetic...

June 4, On this day in 1919… Despite their attempts to silence rumours of socialist revolutions on the prairies, neither...

May 30 On this day in 1919… Following the lead of Arthur Moore, the president of the Manitoba Command of...

May 29 On this day in 1919… Following the order of Sen. Robertson, the City of Winnipeg issues a notice...

May 24, On this day in 1919... Troubled by Alfred J. Andrews' letters, Federal Justice Minister, Arthur Meighen, and Labour...

May 17 On this day in 1919... While many writers had walked off the job, major newspapers, such as the...