January 26, 1920 - The Tilley family of Winnipeg was killed in a train crash near Corbeil, Ontario.
January 26, 1924 - The Canadian Red Ensign was officially recognized as Canada’s flag. It would remain so until 1965.
January 26, 1936 - Two Winnipeg businessmen, Tom Breen of Breen Motors and Mr. Kickley of Dominion Motors, announced to the world that they were in the final stages of testing a carburetor that gets 200 miles per gallon. The inventor, Winnipegger Charles Pogue, had been working on the project since the 1920’s and had obtained four patents on it.
There are numerous explanations as to why it never went into production; ranging from it being a hoax to being too complicated for a motorist to use. The Canadian military tested it in the 1940s but called it off when they found that the device needed to be 'constantly adjusted'.
Pogue would continue inventing and obtained 300 more patents in his lifetime. Further reading about his carburetor: here and here.
January 26, 1951 - Daerwood School in Selkirk was officially opened. For more about its history.
January 26, 1962 - The National Artillery Museum of Canada opened at CFB Shilo. It's one of the country's largest military museums and boasts the largest collection of Canadian-made military vehicles.
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