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Ghosts and grandure: Checking in at Canada’s historic, palatial railway hotels
In the late 19th century, Queen Victoria was desirous of a railway network across her then-dominion of Canada that would connect settlements on either coast for the first time But canny Canucks didn’t just want cheap freight lines; they had far grander design…
Today in History June 20 : World Refugee Day , Queen Victoria & Historic Events
Today in History: On This Day, June 20, Queen Victoria ascends, Morse patents telegraph, Jaws premieres and shipwreck revealed
On This Day in History, June 20 saw Queen Victoria ascend the British throne, Samuel Morse receive a telegraph patent, Jaws redefine Hollywood blockbusters and researchers reveal the oldest deep-sea shipwreck ever discovered. The date also includes major mili…