Mar. 27: McLeod awarded a Victoria Cross; Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall opens.

March 27, 1918 - Nineteen year-old Lt. Alan A. McLeod of Stonewall received the Victoria Cross for bravery. He is the youngest Canadian and the youngest airman in the Commonwealth to receive the decoration. For more on McLeod read my West End Dumplings post.

March 27, 1968 - The Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall was opened by Governor General Roland Michener.

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