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While we sometimes complain about the turbid nature of the water and the summertime weeds that choke stretches of the waterway and parts of Dow’s Lake, this is nothing compared to the complaints of residents of the 1880s. 

The first phone line was installed on this day 143 years ago, linking the office of Alexander Mackenzie, the Premier of the Dominion of Canada, in his capacity as the Minister of Public Works, to the office of Lord Dufferin, Canada’s Governor General, at Rideau Hall.

One of the most famous (or infamous, depending on how you view it) cowboys of all time made a couple of visits to Canada's capital -- one of which happened on November 1, 140 years ago.

Luckily, the blast happened on a Saturday morning, as officials believed it could have injured or killed 600 had it happened during the week.

In the very early days of Ottawa, Peter Aylen and the Shiners did their best to overtake local industry and government.

Ottawa's short stint with a team in the World Hockey Association seemed doomed from the beginning.

This is what it looked like when an international celebrity visited Ottawa almost 160 years ago.

Construction on the original Chaudière Bridge began today, 194 years ago.

Ottawa’s Dr. Ezekiel Stone Wiggins predicted a storm of biblical proportions on September 22, 1882.

While strikes were legal back in 1891, six months’ notice had to be provided to management.