The SS Noronic was known as the Queen of the Lakes. Until she caught fire at the foot of Yonge Street and at least 118 passengers died. On this episode of Muddy York, we tell the story of the Noronic Fire, the deadliest event in the history of Toronto. spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/eEOGkcunk5b

Noronic Fire by Muddy York: A Toronto History Podcast

The SS Noronic was known as the Queen of the Lakes. For 36 years, she transported passengers in comfort and style. Until the night she caught fire at the foot of Yonge Street and at least 118 passenge...

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On this date in 1911, aviators Charles Willard and John McCurdy completed an air race from Hamilton to Toronto. Both pilots ran into fog. Willard was forced to land near the CNE grounds, while McCurdy won the race and landed on a sand spit at Fisherman’s Island.

Simcoe Day in Toronto is TWO days away! What's better than one Toronto History Experts & Presenters? TWO Toronto History Experts & Presenters! @jeremyhopkin.bsky.social, Toronto History Aficionado Adam Waiser, @muddyyork.bsky.social Podcast Details: buff.ly/dnzQEHp

On this date in 1926, the Casa Loma Hotel opened. For reservations, one called Randolph 2192.

The 2026 Toronto History Lecture is Aug 4. The virtual crowd is growing. We're expecting guests from coast-to coast in Canada and 7 US states. You should come, too, to hear Dr. Melanie Knight present: A Grocery Store, a Library, and the Struggle for Space. torontofamilyhistory.org/learn/toront...

On this date in 1813, the United States launched a second raid on York as part of the War of 1812. The Americans landed, released the inmates from prison, took whatever government supplies they could find, and sailed away the next day.

On this date in 1982, beer was legally sold at a Blue Jays game for the very first time. Alcohol had been banned at professional sports events in Ontario since 1916.

Toronto, July 29, 1925: The Sunnyside Pool - affectionately known as “The Tank” - made waves as it opened as the world’s largest outdoor pool, fitting 2,000 swimmers at once! 🌊 #OnThisDay #1920s #torontohistory #swimming #jeremyhopkin

Toronto Concert History: 35 years ago today - July 29, 1991 - CFNY Presents Stompin' Tom Connors at Ontario Place

On this day in 1993, HMCS Toronto (FFH 333) was officially commissioned. She remains on duty to this day.

New walk! Join us in an exploration of the natural & human history surrounding the course of Rennie Creek, a modest but inspiring waterway in the Swansea neighbourhood of Toronto. We will follow its mostly hidden course from south of Bloor Street down to the lake... www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-lost-riv...

A Lost Rivers exploration of Rennie Creek

Come on an adventure walk to explore the natural and human history surrounding the course of Rennie Creek, a modest but inspiring waterway

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On this date in 1944, RCAF Flight Lieutenant David Ernest Hornell of Mimico was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for destroying German submarine U-1225.

On this date in 1979, a 17-year-old set a world record by dropping an egg 1,120 feet within the CN Tower into a specially designed net. The egg survived the fall unscathed.

On this date in 1864, William Botsford Jarvis died. He was High Sheriff of the Home District of York and played a leading role in suppressing the 1837 rebellion.

On this date in 1813, Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated the French at the Battle of Roncesvalles. The Toronto street of the same name would be named for this battle.

On this date in 1800, voting began to elect a representative to the Upper Canada Assembly. This was the first election in the history of York and you can learn more from the very first episode of Muddy York.

On this date in 1934, three firefighters – James Dixon, James Henry and William Swire – were killed in an explosion while fighting a blaze onboard the oil freighter Enarco at the foot of Carlaw Avenue.

In 1929, the police banned Yiddish at the Standard Theatre. What followed was labour organizing, political protest, burlesque history & Chinatown cinema. I trace the extraordinary lives of one of Toronto’s most important theatres. thedowntowntheatre.substack.com/p/the-many-l...

The many lives of the Standard Theatre

How one forgotten theatre became a stage for civil rights, labour organizing, burlesque, censorship, rock music and Toronto's Chinatown.

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Gerry Fitzgerald turned Toronto into a world leader in public health, producing vaccines and medicines that saved tens of millions of lives. Unfortunately, he would be destroyed by his own demons and by his era's backwards attitude towards mental illness. spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/Tx5U5sb6W4b

Live from Scadding Cabin, it's episode 1936 of Toronto Mike'd! With @jeremyhopkin.bsky.social, @bobgeorgiouto.bsky.social from the York Pioneers, Shayda Spakowski from the Canadian National Exhibition and Fred! www.torontomike.com/2026/07/live...

Live From Scadding Cabin: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1936

In this 1936th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike and Jeremy Hopkin travel back to 1794 and record live from Scadding Cabin, Toronto's oldest surviving building. Guests include Bob Georgiou from the York...

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Just a couple of weeks to go before the 2026 Toronto History Lecture. Aug 4, 7:30pm, FREE. Register for your Zoom link: torontofamilyhistory.org/learn/toront.... Dr. Melanie Knight will tell us about the Home Service Association, a Black community organization in Toronto with roots back to 1918.

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On this date in 1928, automated traffic signals in Toronto began operating 24 hours a day.

On this date in 1801, the Upper Canada Gazette warned “The public ought to be on their guard how they take dollars on the date 1796 and 1797, as there are a large number of them in circulation, very handsomely plated, supposed to have been imported this spring …

On this date in 1931, the schooner Julia B. Merrill was set on fire by Sunnyside Amusement Park as a publicity stunt. The ship burned to the waterline and then sank. The wreck can still be found in Humber Bay.

Toronto Concert History: 40 years ago tonight - July 16, 1986 - Eddie Murphy at Maple Leaf Gardens. "Pieces Of My Mind Tour" Discussed on this week's podcast Music Milestones YYZ

On this date in 1929, a pair of CN trains collided at Oriole Station in Leaside. Two crew members were injured, one locomotive derailed, and several cars were reduced to splinters.

On this date in 1858, the cornerstone of the Crystal Palace was laid. This exhibition hall was built for Provincial Agricultural Exhibition of Upper Canada. It would be moved to the Exhibition Grounds in 1878 and was destroyed by fire in 1906.

📢 This Civic Holiday Weekend, August 3rd, join us to mark Simcoe Day in Toronto with an afternoon of local history fun! Event is FREE but registration is encouraged via QR code or bit.ly/4aUnP6N ! Co-Presented with @tos1stpo & Riverdale Historical Society!