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Types Riot
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- Jun 2, 2026
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Summary
Next Monday, June 8th, is the 200th Anniversary of an often overlooked event. On that date in 1826, a mob forced its way into a newspaper printing shop and proceeded to smash the printing press as well as anything else they could find. The rioters were all members of the local elite, better known to us as the Family Compact, and their target was a muckraking journalist named William Lyon Mackenzie. This attack was meant to stop him in his tracks. Instead, it would save his newspaper and launch his political career. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ . This episode is brought to you by Therme Canada, the company behind the new wellness destination coming to Ontario Place. We covered the Ontario Place story in a previous episode, controversy and all, and Therme came on as a sponsor after. We tell history the same way no matter who's paying for the mic. https://www.thermecanada.com/