365history: July 24 1963,  The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol.  Bluenose II is a replica of the fishing schooner Bluenose which was built in 1963 as a promotional yacht for Oland Brewe

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