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October 12, 1957 - Pearson wins Nobel Peace Prize
A cable is sent from Oslo to inform Liberal Member of Parliament
Lester B. Pearson that he has won the Nobel Peace Prize. It arrives,
but at the wrong house. Four hours later a reporter calls Pearson
for an interview and unknowingly becomes the bearer of marvellous
news. Pearson is shocked and honoured. The prize honours Pearson's
creation of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF), deployed
the previous year to help bring peace in Egypt, following the Suez
Crisis.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-71-340-1849-10/conflict_war/pearson_nobel/
August 9, 1974 - 9 Canadian Peacekeepers killed
Nine Canadian peacekeepers are believed missing, reports CBC Radio
in this news report. The Canadians were aboard a United Nations
transport plane which is believed to have crashed on approach to
Damascus. Rescue crews rush to the scene but the salvage mission
is unsuccessful. This tragic event becomes the largest single-day
loss of life in Canadian Forces peacekeeping history.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-71-1290-7516/conflict_war/blue_berets/clip3
For more information about Peacekeeping from CBC.ca and for a Teachers
Guide go to:
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-71-1290/conflict_war/blue_berets/
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