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  • July 29, 1874

    Politician James Woodsworth, who was first leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, was born at Etobicoke, Ont.

  • July 29, 1898

    The last spike was driven on the White Pass and Yukon Railway, from Skagway to Whitehorse.

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