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in 1254, Italian merchant Marco Polo, known for his far-reaching travels through Asia, was born in the Republic of Venice.

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2021-09-16

in 1864, George Brown joined the “Great Coalition” with George-Étienne Cartier and John A. Macdonald in an attempt to move Canada towards Confederation.

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2021-06-22

Over the years, (and its pre-1981 predecessor, the Post Office Department) also commemorated the and on many stamps.

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2021-03-09

in 1970, William Roué, the visionary naval architect behind the iconic Bluenose, died at age 90.

In 1998, honoured him on a domestic-rate stamp.

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2021-01-15

2/2 Capturing history in contemporary art: NL artist Reilly Fitzgerald paints sealing disaster of 1914.#CdnHistory

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2017-05-22