This Day in Commonwealth History: 14 December 1837: The Upper - TopicsExpress



          

This Day in Commonwealth History: 14 December 1837: The Upper Canada Rebellion ends when the rebels disperse ahead of an advancing militia unit 1896: The Glasgow Subway, the worlds third-oldest underground railway after the London Underground and Budapest Metro, begins operations 1909: The Seat of Government Surrender Act is signed, transferring the land for the Australian Capital Territory to the government 1991: New Zealands Mount Cook/Aoraki permanently loses 10 metres of height when 10 million cubic metres of rock and ice falls off its northern peak 1992: British-Canadian boxer Lennox Lewis is named Heavyweight Champion of the World after Riddick Bowe surrenders the title; he becomes the first British boxer to hold the title in the 20th century
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 02:30:00 +0000

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