{"id":70276,"date":"2021-11-30T04:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=70276"},"modified":"2021-11-29T12:50:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T17:50:55","slug":"dynamite-luke-dillon-and-the-welland-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/11\/30\/dynamite-luke-dillon-and-the-welland-canal\/","title":{"rendered":"Dynamite Luke Dillon and the Welland Canal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mho3LleTshg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 29 Nov 2021<\/p>\n<p>Around 7 in the evening on April 21, 1900 two large explosions rocked the hamlet of Thorold, Ontario. It was an act of terrorism, an attempt to breach the locks of the Welland canal &mdash; a ship canal connecting Lake Ontario to Lake Erie, allowing ships to bypass Niagara Falls. Three men were arrested, but who were these &#8220;dynamitards&#8221;? It would be two years before the identity of their notorious leader would be revealed.<\/p>\n<p>This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration. As very few images of the actual event are available in the Public Domain, images of similar objects and events are used for illustration. <\/p>\n<p>You can purchase the bow tie worn in this episode at The Tie Bar:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0Y3aW1MN1NNZVZsNTN5LXdMS2VOaWFheGhxUXxBQ3Jtc0tucTAtdUoxaGcyX1d3UnUxR2pMbWI3d0JmMkp2VjN5SERyNmF2bUxCUzR4NDJhYXo0ckRSd2lmWXM0b3lNeXFZZ0VKMzlmTDkxZ1BuYllyU2xPcGZucFctYUlyaml4V1dqd3hobHE2OXFTeWNTNUFmRQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetiebar.com%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DBowtieLove%26utm_medium%3DYouTube%26utm_source%3DLanceGeiger\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thetiebar.com\/?utm_campai&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All events are portrayed in historical context and for educational purposes. No images or content are primarily intended to shock and disgust. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. <em>Non censuram<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Find The History Guy at: <\/p>\n<p>Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TheHistoryGuy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TheHistoryGuy<\/a><br \/>\nPlease send suggestions for future episodes: Suggestions@TheHistoryGuy.net<\/p>\n<p>The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered is the place to find short snippets of forgotten history from five to fifteen minutes long. If you like history too, this is the channel for you.<\/p>\n<p>Awesome The History Guy merchandise is available at:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3pqeUcxLWFpV3g5dnYxV3VBQ2t4RmNGQkNZUXxBQ3Jtc0tudHB1dnNVMGJqX0p1bkt5bTBuSW1CVU9PMmlESG1PSEZld2kwYUVFNGp2azBjcmR2enluR2NLendnRUllMTlaRy0yOGZpNVlJN3FyelB1ek1jemdlZzJqbTZqcHhxWkZfLVhWUk5DOUtqTi1oTEZVTQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fteespring.com%2Fstores%2Fthe-history-guy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/teespring.com\/stores\/the-hist&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Script by THG<\/p>\n<p>#history #thehistoryguy #Canada<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-30-at-11-36-44-Dynamite-Luke-Dillon-and-the-Welland-Canal-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-30-at-11-36-44-Dynamite-Luke-Dillon-and-the-Welland-Canal-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-70278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-30-at-11-36-44-Dynamite-Luke-Dillon-and-the-Welland-Canal-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-30-at-11-36-44-Dynamite-Luke-Dillon-and-the-Welland-Canal-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-30-at-11-36-44-Dynamite-Luke-Dillon-and-the-Welland-Canal-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-30-at-11-36-44-Dynamite-Luke-Dillon-and-the-Welland-Canal-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered Published 29 Nov 2021 Around 7 in the evening on April 21, 1900 two large explosions rocked the hamlet of Thorold, Ontario. 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