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4 unusual facts about John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar


Red River Rebellion

In Ottawa, the Governor General Lord Lisgar had, at Macdonald's behest, proclaimed an amnesty on December 6 for all in Red River who would lay down their arms.

Saint Croix-Vanceboro Railway Bridge

The first railway bridge over the St. Croix River at this location was opened in October 1871 by U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and Governor General of Canada Lord Lisgar on the completion of the European and North American Railway (E&NA) between Bangor, Maine and Saint John, New Brunswick.

Upper Nepean Scheme

By 1867, Sydney was outgrowing the water supply available from Botany Swamps and the Governor (Sir John Young) appointed a Commission to recommend a future water supply.

Vanceboro, Maine

This line was opened by U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and Governor General of Canada Lord Lisgar during a ceremony at the border in October 1871.


Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph

The experiment was placed on the Descartes Highlands region of lunar surface where Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke landed in April 1972.

Hello Stranger

The arrangement by Riley Hampton - then working with Etta James - featured a signature organ riff provided by keyboardist John Young.

STS-6

After Skylab, Weitz became the Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office under Chief Astronaut John Young.


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