Toronto Pearson International Airport is the busiest airport in Canada, located in Mississauga, west of downtown Toronto. It began as a small airfield named Malton Airport, opened in the late 1930s, and it grew rapidly after the Second World War. It was renamed in honour of Lester B. Pearson, the Canadian prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner, in 1984. The airport is the main hub of Air Canada and an important connection point between North America, Europe and Asia. A large new Terminal 1, designed by the architect Moshe Safdie, opened in the early 2000s, and the airport continues to expand.
Before and after
- from 1939 to 1941Aktion T4
- 1939Founding of Marvel Comics
- 1939Publication of Thai National Anthem
- from 1939 to 1945Western Front
- 1939Construction of Toronto Pearson International Airport
- 1939Discovery of francium
- from 1939 to 1944World War II in Albania
- 1939Construction of Berlin-Tegel Airport
- 1939The Sutton Hoo ship burial is excavated
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1916Construction of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- 2 February 1922Publication of Ulysses
- 19 September 1926Construction of Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
- 4 July 1930Origins of Nation of Islam
- 1932First edition of Venice Film Festival
- 1934Publication of March of the Volunteers
The era
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