Jan. 8: Aussie PM visits; Davidson is finally mayor.

Jan 8, 1917, Winnipeg Free Press

January 8, 1917 - Frederick Davidson became mayor of Winnipeg after winning a recount of the 1916 civic election results. Winnipeg had three different mayors in a period of two weeks. For more.

January 8, 1927, Winnipeg Tribune

January 8, 1927 - Australian Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Stanley J Bruce, visited Winnipeg. In a speech to the Canadian Women's Club he lamented the fact that most of the world's history is written by and about men. He said: "We have heard of the Pilgrim Fathers, but not of the Pilgrim Mothers."

January 8, 1951 - Hamilton Dawson Jukes died in San Diego. Born in Winnipeg on May 28, 1895, he won a bronze medal in ice hockey for Britain in the 1924 Olympics.

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