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Mel Lastman
1933Mar, 9

Mel Lastman

Mel Lastman, Canadian businessman and politician, 62nd Mayor of Toronto
Melvin Douglas Lastman (March 9, 1933 – December 11, 2021) was a Canadian businessman and politician who served as the third mayor of North York from 1973 to 1997 and 62nd mayor of Toronto from 1998 to 2003. He was the first person to serve as mayor of Toronto following the 1998 amalgamation of Metro Toronto and its six constituent municipalities. Lastman is also known for having founded the Bad Boy Furniture chain.

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Events on 1933

  • 3Feb

    Third Reich

    Adolf Hitler announces that the expansion of Lebensraum into Eastern Europe, and its ruthless Germanisation, are the ultimate geopolitical objectives of Third Reich foreign policy.
  • 5Jun

    Gold standard

    The U.S. Congress abrogates the United States' use of the gold standard by enacting a joint resolution (48 Stat. 112) nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold.
  • 14Jul

    Nazi Party

    Gleichschaltung: In Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party.
  • 19Oct

    League of Nations

    Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.
  • 8Nov

    New Deal

    Great Depression: New Deal: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed.