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Henriette d'Angeville

Henriette d'Angeville reached the summit of Mont Blanc on this day in 1838. Source.

Anton Geesink

Family members pose in front of a bust of Anton Geesink, who in 1961 became the first non-Japanese to win a World Judo Championship. Source.

Sam Langford

Boxer Sam Langford was born on this day in 1883 in Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia. Source.

Margit Nordin

Margit Nordin became the first woman to race in the Vasaloppet on March 4, 1923. Source.

Skating in Winnipeg, 1913

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Isabel Coursier

Isabel Coursier of Revelstoke, British Columbia held the title of women's world ski-jumping champion from 1922 to 1929. Source.

Lindsay Somers Goes Skating

Lindsay's skating at The Forks in Winnipeg. Source.

Elfstedentocht

The Elfstedentocht is a long distance race over the frozen canals of the Dutch province of Friesland. In its early years the ice conditions were favourable only about once every five years, but the race has not been staged now since 1997, and with global warming there's concern that it might never be possible again. Source.

The race begins and ends in Leeuwarden. Today's weather forecast for Leeuwarden projects a high of 10 and a low of 8 Celsius.

Mayflower Curling Club, 1920

From 1905 to 1962 the Mayflower Curling Club was located on Agricola Street, around where the Army Navy Store is now. Source.

 

Mermaids of Brighton

Detail from "Women Swimming in the Sea at Brighton", a coloured etching by Wm. Heath, 1795-1840. See.