It is named for Col. John Graves Simcoe ...
- Hero of the American Revolution
- Commanding officer of the Queen's York Rangers
- Founder of Toronto
- First Lt. Governor of Upper Canada
- Builder of Yonge Street
- Abolished slavery in what's now Ontario 30 years before the rest of the British Empire did it and 60 years before Abe Lincoln did it
4 comments:
I had no idea. Here it's just called "BC Day"
Thanks for sharing.
Hi Tina,
Here in Rio de Janeiro we have many holidays. Some are criticized because they exist only a few years ago (as April 23, November 20). The next one will be September 7: Independence Day in Brazil.
Kisses
I had no idea.
Hope you enjoyed your day off.
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