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James Charles McGuigan
1894Nov, 26

James Charles McGuigan

James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (d. 1974)
James Charles McGuigan (November 26, 1894 – April 8, 1974) was a Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Toronto from 1934 to 1971, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.

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  • 14Apr

    Kinetoscope

    The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
  • 11May

    Pullman Palace Car Company

    Pullman Strike: Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike in Illinois.
  • 4Jul

    Sanford B. Dole

    The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
  • 25Aug

    Bubonic plague

    Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.
  • 1Nov

    Annie Oakley

    Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.