Jan. 21: KY-58 signs off; Bomber great Herb Gray; Winston Churchill speaks.

January 21, 1901 - A young British journalist named Winston Churchill spoke at the Winnipeg Theatre. Locals became familiar with him after reading his syndicated reportage of the Boer War in local papers. For more about his visit.

January 21, 1951 - Yvon Dumont was born in St. Laurent. In 1993, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, the first Metis to hold that post.

January 21, 2004 - CKY Radio at 580 AM signed off for the last time. It was created by the province of Manitoba in 1923, but the call signs were taken over and made into a commercial station by Moffat Communications in 1949. Its new incarnation is 102.3 Clear FM. More about CKY.

January 21, 2011 - Bomber great Herb Gray died. The Texas-born All-American was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1955 but received a better offer from the Blue Bombers. In nine seasons he won four Grey Cups. Read his Texas obituary.

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