On this day in history
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1852: The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.
1869: The Red River Insurrection begins as Louis Riel stops Canadian surveyors on André Nault's farm.
1899: The Boer War breaks out; Canada will send volunteers to the conflict in South Africa.
1911: Robert Borden sworn in as Prime Minister, succeeding Wilfrid Laurier.
1950: CBS's mechanical color system is the first to be licensed for broadcast.
1952: CBFT Montréal carries first hockey telecast in Canada: Canadiens vs. Red Wings.
1972: First World Hockey Association games played by Québec Nordiques, Ottawa Nationals and Alberta Oilers.
1975: The NBC sketch comedy/variety show Saturday Night Live debuts.
1984: Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk.
