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1967  
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend.
Robert Louis Stevenson.

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July 4, 1967

Birthdays:

 

bulletCanada celebrates 100 years young (thanks for the  information Pat!)
bulletMontreal  - April 28th Expo '67 opens on schedule and significantly OVER budget.  Opening day, breaks attendance record of 42,973,561 set at the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels.

Expo '67 in Montreal, Quebec

Universal Exposition hosted by Canada

Theme   Man and His World - Centennial of Canadian Confederation
Participants   62 countries
Attendance   50, 306, 648
Legacy   Habitat 67, built as demonstration housing, now provides 158 housing units
La Ronde amusement facilities
Creation of a man-made island, île Notre-Dame
Creation of Imax.
Canada Pavilion
Theme   Canada's Centennial : Canada's 100 years of progress
bulletNew York City - New York City - Montreal composer Galt MacDermot opens his rock musical 'Hair' to rave reviews at the Anspacher Theater on Broadway; runs for 1,758 performances.

Living in canada

 

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In America there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.

Robert Benchley (1889–1945), U.S. humorous writer. Quoted in: The Algonquin Wits (ed. by Robert E. Drennan, 1968).

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