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Birth of Munro
George Munro is born in West River, Nova Scotia -
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The Life of George Munro
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Munro starts teaching
Munro starts teaching philosophy and mathematics at the Free Church Academy in Halifax. -
Munro moves to New York
Munro leaves Halifax for New York City with only a few hundred dollars to his name. -
Munro starts publishing
Munro starts working for Irwin P. Beadle and Company, a popular publishing firm in New York. -
Munro moves up
The Beadle publishing firm breaks up and Munro enters into a partnership with Irwin Beadle. -
Munro takes over publshing firm
Munro takes over ownership of the publishing company. He soon becomes rich. -
Munro donates to Dalhousie
Munro, under the influence of his brother-in-law, begins donating money to Dalhousie University. -
The first Munro Day
Dalhousie Unversity celebrates the first Munro Day to commemorate the man that rescued the school. -
Munro's death
George Munro passes away at the afe of 67.
