Canadian History Ehx on Nostr: On this day in 1987, Herman Smith-Johannsen died. Born in 1875, he moved to Canada in ...
On this day in 1987, Herman Smith-Johannsen died.
Born in 1875, he moved to Canada in 1929. He is credited with introducing cross-country skiing to Canada.
He blazed many trails throughout Ontario.
He was the oldest man in the world for the last 22 days of his life.
Published at
2024-01-05 14:11:37Event JSON
{
"id": "0ecd3124400092eadf49ef2db3899461b3519c96aa87056fa959e98a311ded96",
"pubkey": "b273da6accb9c89de088a46d742d64c2a26e9f1fa19fb67654cc81ad31fcb586",
"created_at": 1704463897,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"proxy",
"https://canada.masto.host/users/canadaehx/statuses/111703745990845272",
"activitypub"
]
],
"content": "On this day in 1987, Herman Smith-Johannsen died.\nBorn in 1875, he moved to Canada in 1929. He is credited with introducing cross-country skiing to Canada.\nHe blazed many trails throughout Ontario.\nHe was the oldest man in the world for the last 22 days of his life.\n\nhttps://cdn.masto.host/canadamastohost/media_attachments/files/111/703/745/845/537/934/original/86b965c88b50be69.jpg",
"sig": "e3c19cbc110efe3172d9b2f119bda112b8da49d2f1ae90518b4d6123306b186f6b08127d8612a5948abfbc5b4066f54ba7b6db6ed74cbfeea374dd332c72f542"
}