This is the Canadian history we don't get in schools. Thanks for the video!
@Gail1Marie
Жыл бұрын
If it's anything like America, the teacher would be promptly fired for mentioning the words "prostitute" or "brothel."
@allanlank
6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely FABULOUS. As a long term resident of Toronto and a descendant of ardent Orange Lodge members, I shook my head in total agreement to every word spoken. Toronto the Good, the town that fun forgot, until the Italians showed up with the wine.
@grizwoldphantasia5005
2 жыл бұрын
I hope you watch Murdoch Mysteries!
@capnbobretired
6 жыл бұрын
After the riot, all the clowns rode back to the circus in just one car. How many firefighters does it take to change a light bulb? Four. One to change the bulb and three to chop a hole in the roof.
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
6 жыл бұрын
LOL
@perfectstrangers4031
6 жыл бұрын
capn🏆winner What happens on King St. stays on King St.🔥🚒☔🍌
@ROTAXD
6 жыл бұрын
capnbobretired TPD ?
@stewartcampbell7794
6 жыл бұрын
@@perfectstrangers4031 Spok'in Like a true TORONTO-TONTO / Mohawk Approved !
@feurigerStern
6 жыл бұрын
ROFL!
@jefftonkinson7283
4 жыл бұрын
This is so well written. It interspaces the juicy tidbits about fighting and brothels with the historical background and concludes with the long-standing consequences of the riot. Brilliant.
@berrytharp1334
6 жыл бұрын
One of the best Channels on KZitem. This guy nails it every single time.
@Irobert1115HD
6 жыл бұрын
i agree. the introduction sounded like a joke and the video sounds great. i also like every video if got to see of him because he realy has knowledge and or does research.
@BELCAN57
6 жыл бұрын
Proud to support THG.
@stevengrotte2987
6 жыл бұрын
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ramairgto72
6 жыл бұрын
This channel doesn't have any content
@sharonmullins1957
6 жыл бұрын
@@ramairgto72 Then why are you here? Don't watch it.
@1001-u6r
6 жыл бұрын
“When a fireman and a clown walk into a brothel”... You have my attention sir. Another great video.
@GreenJeep1998
6 жыл бұрын
I saw the title "The Toronto Clown Riot of 1855" earlier today and though, "Well that'll be an interesting story, I'll have to watch that when I'm home from work." Then the story started with "When a fireman and a clown walk into a brothel".....Ok History Guy, got my attention. Never expected to have it end with "the entire Toronto police department was fired and started again from scratch" though.
@gardensofthegods
6 жыл бұрын
GreenJeep1998 Yep definitely sounds like it needs to be made into a miniseries so that the whole story can be told the way it happened. I asked him to do one and I hope he will do it because it's an obscure topic about when the American government tried to destroy families in the Appalachian region during the 1930s who were using pure gum Spirits turpentine to cure various diseases and ailments... they split up the families and even took the kids out of the school
@IntrepidFraidyCat
6 жыл бұрын
I have to ask....what does your binary code user name mean? (...or is it random 1's and 0's?) You have me curious. 🤔
@rodmact6548
5 жыл бұрын
As a former Torontonian for 40 years, I loved this yarn about my favorite city. Thanks for the terrific post.
@McRocket
6 жыл бұрын
I lived for many years in Toronto...and have never even heard of this. Well done.
@eolaspellor1718
6 жыл бұрын
As a former history teacher, this incident and some others like it always sprang to mind when my students complained that Canadian History is “boring”; my chuckles totally mystified them
@marklittle8805
6 жыл бұрын
Peter McGuinness had I heard this story , it would have made me more interested
@eolaspellor1718
6 жыл бұрын
Mark Little you’d expect that to be the case; it seems reasonable. But it only worked for a few of them
@Guillan80
5 жыл бұрын
It’s the way this story was explained with this presentation that made it all that fun, I think more presentations like this would definitely get students attention.
@Partizan-one
5 жыл бұрын
You should make it into a school play.
@tyson31415
5 жыл бұрын
I was subjected to two weeks of Canadian History regarding how they changed the way farmland was laid out along the St. Lawrence. It was super fucking boring.
@ptaalman100
3 ай бұрын
Dear THG: One of the reasons I watch many of your episodes every day is because often, you include a Canadian connection ie; Soapy Smith and the role he played in the Klondike and of course, this particular episode. I was born not far from the areas you mentioned and in the 1980's drove by King and Jarvis regularly and often held the door open for Ladies of the night who dined at lunchtime in restaurants nearby. Canadian and American history are greatly intertwined, not that most people in Toronto or even Canada today would know that. But it is because of that fact that our country's are so intertwined that I identify as Canadian first and American second. Keep up the great work. I appreciate learning about history that deserves to be remembered.
@TheJmnewton
6 жыл бұрын
I live in Toronto and never heard of this. Thanks for this episode and all of your episodes. Well, send in the clowns.
@DandyLion662a
6 жыл бұрын
Also from Toronto and this was news to me too. I've read about the oppressive influence of the Orange Order back in those days but never anything about the circus riot. And this all happened before Canada was even a country, which was still 12 years away.
@dinascharnhorst6590
6 жыл бұрын
Don't bother; they're here.
@ExcalibursEdge
5 жыл бұрын
It is still true that the winners write the history. That's why people from Toronto haven't heard of this because the Orange Order wrote it out of the history books.
@nozecone
5 жыл бұрын
@@ExcalibursEdge There's only so much room in the history books - you can't fit everything in.
@juanvaldes1837
5 жыл бұрын
I was going to ask this very question, thanks for answering
@Somesortadog
6 жыл бұрын
The sheer amount of content you bring us is fantastic, as a newer (about a month old) viewer I'm still working through your immense library of videos, and yet I find new ones after having binged for a day or two. Absolutely enjoy it, serves as both a fantastic main screen watch, or just an audio listen when I'm working.
@sameyers2670
6 жыл бұрын
Seconded. Thank you History Guy.
@ThisFinalHandle
6 жыл бұрын
Eloquently put.
@em1osmurf
6 жыл бұрын
same here when i first started. every one of his vids has the red timeline under it. binge indeed!
@ramairgto72
6 жыл бұрын
This channel doesn't have any content
@ebrown112
6 жыл бұрын
@@ramairgto72 lol nice try
@hunterglass1840
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, I’m a Criminal Gang Expert and have lectured and consulted throughout the country for over 20 years. It still seems to floor people when I describe how rough and rowdy fireman where in the day. The fact that these men and some women were so violent that they were deliberately recruited by both the Union and the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Their territorial brawls over fires and flashy pumper wagons, fighting dogs and overall lifestyle is very reflective as street gangs and culture. I would very much like to collaborate with you in the future. There is so much great untold history out there.
@thereforeayam
5 жыл бұрын
Toronto firemen, though? or is that just USA
@imallearsru
6 жыл бұрын
I love this history lesson, I'm from Toronto, what a great presentation!!
@nancygoo3405
5 жыл бұрын
My Mom is suffering from early dementia, your channel has kept her in engaged, she loves it! I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your interesting channel.
@babalon7778
6 жыл бұрын
Wow, Toronto, I had no idea how incredibly interesting you are! I love telling my history obsessed housemate what I learn here, sometimes even he doesn't know this stuff.
@MellowYellow.
6 жыл бұрын
This is my new favorite KZitem channel! History, worth remembering! 👍🏻
@turqoiseillinois9955
6 жыл бұрын
Mine as well. I might start falling asleep to him instead of scary stories.
@gardensofthegods
6 жыл бұрын
Ed Stack He's the most professional and he doesn't have a stick.. he doesn't act goofy.. he's not all up in our faces and he doesn't have that ridiculous fast talk and quick editing... he's a real professional
@gardensofthegods
6 жыл бұрын
Turqoise Illinois I was listening to scary stories and had to stop because it was getting to be too creepy.. The Dogman Encounters Channel.. try episode 175 and then episode 77... it certainly sounds like those people are telling the truth and if not they are either the best Liars or deserve an Academy Award
@knightowl3577
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent as ever, I had been fooling myself that I knew quite a lot about history now I can't wait until the History Guy releases a new video that proves how little I do know.
@paulc5333
6 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Toronto and while I am well versed in it's history this is an interesting story I did not know about. Thanks for sharing.
@harrietkaufman3862
5 жыл бұрын
I’m stuck in a hospital bed but I’m entertaining the nurses with history. This is the best with clowns and firemen!
@dogstar7
6 жыл бұрын
I had to stop after the intro. The shift at the end was brilliant. "A fireman and a clown stepped into a brothel..." Blackout Gag! Bravo!
@AngryHybridApe
5 жыл бұрын
I heard about that riot at the circus, big fire and everything. They said the heat was in tents. 👀 (budump-kshhh)
@rainydaylady6596
4 жыл бұрын
😂🤣😂🤣🖖
@johncheresna
6 жыл бұрын
One of the best stories I have ever heard. Someone has got to make a movie out of this. Love your channel.
@gardensofthegods
6 жыл бұрын
John Cheresna Yes I said the same thing or maybe even a miniseries which would give them ample time to go into more detail.. Could you please track down my comment I made it a history guy with a suggestion for something I wish he would make a video about as I feel it's very important and yet it is an obscure subject : It is when back in the 1930s the American government tried to destroy the families of the Appalachian region because they were using pure gum Spirits turpentine as a cure for almost all kinds of illness and disease.. They even separated children from their parents and took those kids out of the schools. This is when America first got involved with big Pharma and they felt very threatened by the pure gum Spirits turpentine culture... could you please give a thumbs-up and support my suggestion to him as I have supported yours ?
@Pfsif
6 жыл бұрын
I thought you were going to say "and a hockey game broke out".
@garfieldsmith332
6 жыл бұрын
In Toronto you go to the fights and a hockey game breaks out.
@randymarsh5088
5 жыл бұрын
The firemen and police later settled their dispute with a good old hockey game
@tenhirankei
5 жыл бұрын
"and a parade broke out".
@CallieMasters5000
6 жыл бұрын
I love when destinations become so notorious that their name becomes synonymous for that genre. In past decades, Beirut was the worst of the worst, though later you would say Iraq or Kabul as an example of extreme violence and anarchy. Bedlam, Donnybrook, or even (in a more positive way) Mecca are examples. When you visit these places in person, you know you have made it to the place that literally wrote the book on that subject!
@exJacktar
6 жыл бұрын
This episode had me laughing at times. Being of British heritage, the terms "stuffing" or "stuffed", have other, bawdier connotations which would fit nicely into the business plan, as it were, of a brothel. wink.wink. So hearing you say those clowns were getting stuffed in the brothel...made me think, "I just bet they were indeed". Another excellent story HG. You own KZitem, as far as I'm concerned, Good Sir.
@jeffwalters8552
6 жыл бұрын
They weren't "clowning" around! I'll show myself out...
@warrenokuma7264
6 жыл бұрын
That was no small feet.
@dungeonfrek
6 жыл бұрын
That got them all "fired"! Hey, wait up, I'll come out with ya.
@RWBHere
5 жыл бұрын
Was it flaming passion? Or just fooling? Bye! Where's the door key?
@Sedonawhite
5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@terrywestbrook-lienert2296
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@jrt9
6 жыл бұрын
Another smash video. These are so good. I love learning of little known facts and this is the best place to find them.
@gardensofthegods
6 жыл бұрын
jr* T Then maybe you will track down my comment to him and give it a thumbs up as I had asked him to do on on a very obscure topic what people need to know about it. Back in the 1930s the American government tried to destroy families in the Appalachian region who were using pure gum Spirits turpentine as a medicinal. They took the kids from their parents and even took them out of the schools
@jrt9
6 жыл бұрын
gardensofthegods I wouldn't know where to start. Don't you remember what video you commented on?
@gardensofthegods
6 жыл бұрын
jr* T I made the comment right here on this video about the fireman and clowns maybe 20 minutes before I commented to you . And I started off with THE HISTORY GUY... so that it would catch his eye and maybe he would read my suggestion. Also I had trouble tracking down your comment because I noticed if a person makes more than one comment in different places one of video it often will only take them back to their original comment when they try to reply to other people.. so I had to scroll down and start reading different comments to find yours again just to respond to you
@nikkitomas7935
6 жыл бұрын
As soon as he said, "a fireman and a clown walked into a brothel" I knew it was going to be good 😄
@deniseeulert2503
2 жыл бұрын
My goodness, this is just the second video of this channel I've seen. It is wonderful, I'm going to have to arrange a binge watch.
@Michael500ca
6 жыл бұрын
I love this channel. Could you please cover the Halifax Explosion?
@chrisnicholl6078
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely excellent snippets of history!!!
@bladder1010
6 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Toronto and had never heard of this episode. In spite of the fact that we were taught lots of Canadian history in school, perhaps this was considered too unsavoury to teach students back in the day? I love all of History Guy's videos, but this one really knocked it out of the park! Well done!
@acchaladka
6 жыл бұрын
More Canadian history please. This was epic. I have one suggested word for you: NWMP. But Newfoundland could also be its own channel for you.
@jabrilkey81
6 жыл бұрын
(Grabs Popcorn) this is going to be good.
@randalmontgomery4595
5 жыл бұрын
Was born and have lived in Toronto most of my life and never heard of this. Fascinating!
@doonsbury9656
6 жыл бұрын
Apart from the History Guys presentation.....which can only be described as passionate!.......there is so much in every episode....not just the specific subject in question....but all the other little gems.......the meaning of "Donnybrook" explained.....all adds up to simply first class entertainment!
@MrLarryC11
6 жыл бұрын
As an Ontarian I am ashamed to say that I had never heard this tale! Fantastic - Keep up the good work.
@originalotrex
6 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@jamesstumpf75
6 жыл бұрын
Love all your short little snippets of history! I watch every day I can’t get enough!!
@brianjonker510
6 жыл бұрын
This is beyond absolutely great. It is EPIC and very funny.
@dolphincrescent54
2 жыл бұрын
1. Mr. History Guy, let me say that you and many others on KZitem are teaching me more valuable AND entertaining information than anything school did. Bravo! 2. There HAS to be an opera, play, and/or film about this!
@XmarkedSpot
6 жыл бұрын
You look great today, sir. That's all.
@chrismcnichol3243
5 жыл бұрын
Mr. History Guy I must say you get better and better with each episode I watch. Your channel is a daily dose of entertainment and education. Did you take theater classes or public speaking? Maybe you might have been a great campfire story teller on some breezy prairie in a past life. Never the less.. I’m glad I found your channel and keep up the good work. Cheers!
@magistrumartium
6 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. The whole police department was fired? That's impressive.
@joyousfive
2 жыл бұрын
What a SWELL!!! story to watch and learn. I was born and raised here in Toronto and have NEVER !!! heard this story . Thank You !! I have enjoyed this site for a long time . Dec. 31- 2021
@pikeman80
5 жыл бұрын
Toronto The Good... One of the least accurate town nicknames ever.
@benjaminschapelhouman855
6 жыл бұрын
You sir, are a man of excellence. Everyone of these short, entertaining snippets is thorough, thoughtful and almost always news too me.
@KlunkerRider
6 жыл бұрын
A fireman and a clown walk into a bar, the bartender looks up and says "what is this some kind of joke?"
@ptaalman100
3 ай бұрын
Love it!
@jec1ny
6 жыл бұрын
This is an example of why this channel deserves to be ranked in the top 1% on KZitem.
@shinjofox
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I love learning stories about the city of my birth.
@chrisleach8009
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your channel it’s not only entertaining but informative as well.
@rg6093
5 жыл бұрын
Toronto hockey boys still talk of the birth of the Donny Brook. The St. Pats became the Maple Leafs because it sounded too Irish. Thanks for this!
@malyoung7571
6 жыл бұрын
Often I find these snippets as little refresher courses on interesting subjects vaguely recalled.....but once again, you got me history guy...…...I'd never heard of this one! I would like to again request a subject I know little of: The history of the History Guy!
@ptaalman100
3 ай бұрын
Lately THG has been including more about his place in history, but like you, I would like to hear more as I am sure, his history is history worth being remembered!
@christopherlynch3314
6 жыл бұрын
"Tasks performed with little supervision with little to no training" That is a recipe for success! You know what they say: "If you want to make better laws you have to crack a few clowns!"
@warrenokuma7264
6 жыл бұрын
Until they deploy clownfantry.
@theresawilson2647
6 жыл бұрын
I love this channel. I can't stop binge watching.
@gardensofthegods
6 жыл бұрын
Theresa Wilson Would you please track down my comment I made to him for a suggestion of a video I wish she will make.. perhaps you will support and give a thumbs-up as I have to you. Is an obscure subject and not much is known about it but in the 1930s the American government tried to destroy the families in the Appalachian region who were using the pure gum Spirits turpentine from the pine trees as a cure-all for all kinds of illnesses and diseases.. They even separated children from their parents and took those kids out of the local schools so that all knowledge in memory of this treatment would be gone forever
@nickvandergragt653
5 жыл бұрын
LOVED THIS! I am a bit of an amature historian myself, specializing in Canadian military history. I had no idea about this event, so thank you for sharing this little nugget on your neighbour to the north. Please do more of these. Our history is rich with untold tales that are "worth remembering".
@elizabethsohler2410
4 жыл бұрын
Help THG out. He's really knowledgeable, but as a Canadian, you might know more of your history than he does. Make a list.
@howegav
6 жыл бұрын
The quality of your episodes is fantastic. Excellently researched & then delivered in a way that is entertaining, informative and respectful.
@backtoobasics
5 жыл бұрын
there are still parts of toronto that are considered "dry" areas, up on bloor west. this was a good one thank you for taking the time as always
@Somesortadog
6 жыл бұрын
When the video is 11 minutes long, but you have comments 4 minutes after posting.
@tracycurtright2671
6 жыл бұрын
They have a real fast internet connection
@darrenkrivit6854
6 жыл бұрын
I always smirk at that too, Gotta be first!!!
@Survivor58
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve always wondered about that. I’ll get an alert. New video. Open and lo and behold, views, many comments and I’m confused. 🤷🏽♀️
@deerjohn8041
4 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite episode yet.
@joeyjamison5772
6 жыл бұрын
A fireman and a clown walk into a brothel in Toronto when the clown says: "Eh, where's the maple syrup?" The next thing you know, a hockey game broke out!
@RWBHere
5 жыл бұрын
Nicely told! Thank-you, The History Guy and The History Gal.
@elizabethsohler2410
4 жыл бұрын
And don't forget the cat! Of course cats are not everybody's cup of tea . If that's you please disregard this admonition. Just remember cats are people too!
@jeffreylewis145
6 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see some history of the Flood of 1927. I live in the epicenter in northeast Louisiana along the Mississippi river. The book titled The Rising Tide tells many of the stories and explains much of the social and racial fallout, a bit of which remains to this day.
@TheFunkadelicFan
6 жыл бұрын
"When the Levee Breaks"?
@marbleman52
6 жыл бұрын
TheFunkadelicFan How about the Johnny Cash song..." How High's the Water, Mama..."
@gardensofthegods
6 жыл бұрын
Jeffrey Lewis I gave you a thumbs up and I hope you will find my comment and the suggestion I made for him to make a video about.. easy to spot because I started off with these words : THE HISTORY GUY .. in order to catch his eye so that he would read it.. it is about how the government went after the families of the Appalachian region and tried to destroy them in the 1930s because they were using pure gum Spirits turpentine as a cure-all.
@buonafortuna8928
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks HG. A nice humerous episode which entirely matched my mood. Saw your notification and was dreading a forlorn defence - much as I admire and enjoy them, they send a chill down my spine. I wonder if you'd consider an episode that relates to my adopted country. I heard a Radio4 "From aour own correspondant" years ago. The reporter was talking to an Irish Lieutenant in Croatia. A band of serbs were marching towards these guys. They were 30 strong. The other NATO contingents had returned to barracks. The Louie said we have batons - then we have bullets. As it turned out no massacre so no headline, but the guys held the line . My other suggestion Jadotville. Thanks for all your hard work and the great content.
@hollywood5274
6 жыл бұрын
The first round went to the clowns! Lol! Nice!😳😂👍👌
@annoyed707
5 жыл бұрын
It does give a new meaning to "Send in the clowns", doesn't it?
@wddedrick137
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Adds to my family history I live near Toronto and Grandfathers were Orangeman.
@christophergullins2833
5 жыл бұрын
You can also be one. We are still here. We will be having our 200th annual parade next year. Will be a big one.
@dangerouslytalented
6 жыл бұрын
Have you seen the Ford brothers? Toronto politics is still a clown fight on fire in a brothel.
@conveyor2
6 жыл бұрын
Have you seen city hall? That's a power brothel, but now Premier Ford has cut it down to size!
@ph11p3540
5 жыл бұрын
@@conveyor2 Or is that he set fire to it.
@SmithMrCorona
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@john__lemon
5 жыл бұрын
One of them has been deceased for years now. Yet you made this comment two months ago. By the way, Rob Ford was a great politician besides the crack smoking. His brother, not so much.
@darring.9161
5 жыл бұрын
@@ph11p3540. Either way...it's a worthwhile effort. We have way too much Government, and Toronto is no exception! I'd burn it down another half.
@michaelkelly6583
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this snippet of Canadian history. Nice to see our stories are as exciting and intereting those of our southern brothers and sisters. Much appreciated.
@elizabethsohler1847
4 жыл бұрын
They absolutely are, you just need a decent publicist.
@arshadmohamed6330
5 жыл бұрын
Toronto is the 4th largest city in north america after Mexico City, New York City and Los Angeles.
@matak99
5 жыл бұрын
True, but that is only the city proper. If you include the greater metropolitan areas, many US cities become larger.
@arshadmohamed6330
5 жыл бұрын
@@matak99 that's because the GTA has a smaller squared kilometer range compared to its American counterparts. In terms of population density, Toronto is basically like New York, and we have the busiest highway in North America, the 401.
@clifffarion7448
6 жыл бұрын
Thank You very much for making history more interesting
@darrenkrivit6854
6 жыл бұрын
You had me at " a clown & a fireman walk into a brothel 😂
@ytzpilot
5 жыл бұрын
Wow impressed with how well you’ve got all these details
@Free_Krazy
6 жыл бұрын
In Canada we do things a bit different.
@joeyjamison5772
6 жыл бұрын
Canada. Different.
@sharonmullins1957
6 жыл бұрын
hahaha!
@Nocturnal_Rites
6 жыл бұрын
Different...with maple syrup. :)
@WhiteCamry
6 жыл бұрын
Differently different.
@jeanettewaverly2590
6 жыл бұрын
You and Monty Python, eh?
@paulbrasier372
6 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding ME !! I look forward to you everyday HG. You never fail to bring the goods.
@MarcDupont
6 жыл бұрын
You are really a prime example of a brilliant story teller. Twists and turns in a great story. As a long time resident of the city I doubt if anyone here knew of this story. I knew parts of it as I worked at King and Jarvis for a while. Thank you for your great work. Always a joy to get a notification from your channel. Keep it up.
@BackSeatHump
5 жыл бұрын
Such a delightful video and presented in a likewise fashion, Mr. Guy!
@gsilcoful
6 жыл бұрын
I love it!!
@kennykendo6410
5 жыл бұрын
Finally, a channel worth watching..
@JimFortune
6 жыл бұрын
Wasn't it traditional that the first company that showed up to a fire was the one that got paid? I think there was more to it than pride of place.
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
6 жыл бұрын
I am not sure if that was true in Toronto- I did see a reference that talked about pay for carters, but I think the fire company was truly volunteer.
@BKaneNp8
5 жыл бұрын
Paid by who?
@JimFortune
5 жыл бұрын
@@BKaneNp8 By the owners of the property or the insurance company if the owner held a policy.
@LuvBorderCollies
5 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Pretty sure I heard this on Paul Harvey years ago. The term "company" meant who was your fire insurance company. If there was a fire company a block away, but its not your insurance company you'd have to wait. If you didn't have fire insurance your building burned. As the fire units/brigades evolved into publicly run departments they kept the "company" moniker.
@ronlovitt165
6 жыл бұрын
I love the historical photos, paintings and maps that illustrate your superb videos. Thank you.
@johngrant5388
6 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most interesting history stories I have heard in a long time. Thank you History Guy.
@BRBTechTalk
4 жыл бұрын
I am Canadian. I appreciate that you also include your Northern brethren in your stories. In Canada we like to hear our stories told by a great storyteller as only The History Guy can tell it. Yes, yes it is a year and a half old but it is still a good story and since The History Guy likes history I am sure he will not mind a late comment.
@VoidHalo
6 жыл бұрын
That was a great episode. I live about an hour from Toronto and I didn't know any of this. But I always love learning about the history of this area. To hear you discuss it was a wonderful treat.
@jessemarcus
6 жыл бұрын
Interesting fact, Toronto at this point was technically only 21 years old....having been incorporated as Toronto in 1834.
@jessemarcus
6 жыл бұрын
Being known as....York previously.
@stewartcampbell7794
6 жыл бұрын
Also ; Toronto- YYZ - At One Point was The Capital of Canada, Hence - Parliament St. at The Old Brown's Restaurant/Hotel at King & Front. [East Side ]. Ottawa Parliament Had to be Temporarily Displaced because of the War & Proximity to Amerika & it's Security Risk Via St.Lawrence River .Kicked Their Ass's & Burned Their White House to the Ground .Left out of Boredom &There was Nothing Left + the Onslaught of Winter was Coming.Rule Britannia ! YYZ, Mohawk-Planker .
@jessemarcus
6 жыл бұрын
Technically it wasn't....It was never the permanent Capitol of Canada, between 1841 and January 1,1858.....4 cities held the honor of being called 'the Capitol'.....none of them Permanent....in order they were Kingston Ontario, Montreal Quebec, Quebec City Quebec, and Toronto Ontario....the latter 2 alternated in the later years until Ottawa was decided as the Permanent capitol on January 1.1858 by the Queen to ring in the new year.
@stewartcampbell7794
6 жыл бұрын
YYZ ,Mohawk-Planker ; I Never Said it Was, Quote ; At One Point! Too Us Mohawk's 10,000 Yr+ /Canada is Iroquois Language 4 Village /Toronto 4 Sleeping or Lying [ Down]Log's . Much Driftwood for Meeting Place/ Held Every Full Moon by The 5 & Eventual 6 Nation's . Mississauga + Oshawa R Other Aboriginal Names . Hey Smartie Pant's ,Please Explain Planker & Dou-Naut Google 4 That Definition is Incorrect . Hint - English Navy Old Tyme ! Piss'in Contest Await's. lol
@gondolacrescent5
6 жыл бұрын
Ian Brannan But it was established in 1797 by Lord Simcoe, and known as York. The French had a small Fort about 5 miles to the West but it had been abandoned after the British conquest of Quebec in 1759. The Jesuits had missions to Natives prior to that all along the N. shore of Lake Ontario. To date I’ve heard of establishments in what is now Port Hope, Frenchmens Bay, and the mouth of the R. Rouge. I have trouble believing they wouldn’t have also established a presence at the mouth of the Humber River in what is now, Toronto. I also would not be surprised to learn such information was long ago, suppressed.
@Revy8
5 жыл бұрын
your history stories are so good. i realize these are real events but the way you tell them makes it feel like story-time (in a good way). thank you for the entertaining education.
@HagersvilleHunk
5 жыл бұрын
And thats why I dont "CLOWN AROUND" in TO.
@stanwarner8700
5 жыл бұрын
I love it, small bites of history, cool hats in the back ground too ...
@vaziz1
4 жыл бұрын
Always love your You Tube Channel. I live near Toronto and had never heard of this debacle. How about something on the Massacre of the Black Donnellys, just outside of my home town London ON?
@hshs5756
6 жыл бұрын
The historical ratio mentioned in this video of population to saloons in Toronto as a measure of social righteousness (or lack thereof) is often used in describing a town. It's a useful data point, but needs to be tempered with an awareness of huge differences in social outlets and entertainment prior to electronic stay-at-home entertainment activities we take for granted now. Even I, who hates bars, might welcome an evening in one if the other choice is sitting in a silent room lit by a candle. For a fascinating look at the history of five electronic/media revolutions (telephone, film, radio, TV, and internet) see _The Master Switch_ by Tim Wu.
@Proman642
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent point!
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
6 жыл бұрын
That is a fair point. Although having a riot between firemen and clowns is probably enough to make the point that Toronto used to be a tad rougher than it is today.
@hshs5756
6 жыл бұрын
THG, there's probably a good history master's thesis in how saloons-per-capita has changed over time, including if the change can be correlated with other social or technological events. And yes, I'm glad we're not as rough today as in the past, but that, too, can change.
@bdh3949
6 жыл бұрын
Don't forget to factor in the effects of Prohibition and/or (forgive me for not knowing enough Canadian history) the effects of not having such a country-wide prohibitory law.
@hshs5756
6 жыл бұрын
There is a book titled _Saying Yes To Drugs_ that covers a lot of history on what substances have been consumed, when, and in what quantities. Alcohol consumption has been *dramatically* higher in the past than it is now. And we all know how alcohol contributes to "rough" behavior as our friend THG calls it.
@markrushton63
6 жыл бұрын
That was Awesome! I am Canadian and I never knew of this Incident in History. Thanks History Guy!! You ROCK!! :)
@medihigrade1677
5 жыл бұрын
And the fuckery continues till this day...
@ronaaserude8225
6 жыл бұрын
your most interesting channel has attracted many creative and interesting minds, as demonstrated by the comments. well done, sir!
@ireozzie
6 жыл бұрын
you did it again. excellent story.
@pal2442
6 жыл бұрын
Where were you when I was in high school? History can be so interesting. And I learned the etymology and original meaning of things like Donny brook. Oh and "Hooker Ladder" and "The Firemens' Ball" Great work. So engaging
@Rswipes83
6 жыл бұрын
I’m a member of L.O.L 127 orange order in Glasgow . I love your channel
@christophergullins2833
5 жыл бұрын
LOL 2934 from Toronto
@none3691
5 жыл бұрын
Another great story love this one. And the back story adds so much too it.
@joeyjamison5772
6 жыл бұрын
A clown walks into a brothel in Toronto. One of the girls yells out: "Hey look! It's Rob Ford!"
@4lifecuba
5 жыл бұрын
THE MAN IS DEAD . SHOW SOME REPECT DIP SHIT
@bigratkiller1
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Mr History Guy. your videos are brilliant and i'm working my way through all your catalogue. I am from England and i was once walking through the graveyard at Liverpool cathedral and came across a stone with an inscription about the SS Ellan Vannin. I did a little research and it has a remarkable and mysterious story. I thought it would make a great subject for you to cover. Have a great day :)
@stewartcampbell7794
6 жыл бұрын
2 B Serious ; Toronto is Iroquois Name for ;Sleeping or Lying [ Down] Tree's , Much Driftwood for Meeting Place . YYZ-Mohawk.
@LaikaLycanthrope
4 жыл бұрын
I remember being taught in school long ago that it meant "Place where pigeons gather". Since that probably referred to passenger pigeons, I bet that translation has simply been retconned (or the "meeting place" simply fails to mention the pigeons) since the 70s, because wildlife gets thrown under the bus first in this country.
@stewartcampbell7794
4 жыл бұрын
@@LaikaLycanthrope ; It is Good 2 Think of Such Thing's , Thank-U ,YYZ , Mohawk-Planker . PS ; I Believe Pigeons in North America were Not Invented & Available till the 1600's , much Like that Hog & Horse Thing ! Yes , Canuck,s have a History & a Heritage ! Engage !!!
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