Gordon Allan Sinclair, OC , FRGS (June 3, 1900 – May 17, 1984) was a Canadian radio journalist and commentator. Membership in the Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means they desire a better country. ... The Royal Geographical Society is a learned society, founded in 1830 with the name Geographical Society of London for the advancement of geographical science, under the patronage of King William IV. It absorbed the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa (founded by Joseph Banks in... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1922, Sinclair joined the Toronto Star as a reporter. He wrote four books about his travels as a journalist: Footloose in India, Cannibal Quest, Loose Among the Devils and Khyber Caravan. Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Toronto Star is a major metropolitan newspaper produced in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

In 1942, Sinclair submitted a number of brief radio reports to Toronto radio station CFRB, the station he would be associated with for the remainder of his career. In 1943, he left the Star and became a full-time radio personality. In 1957, he also began a career in television, as a panelist on the CBC series Front Page Challenge. This article is about the year. ... CFRB, or CFRB 1010 as it is often referred to, is an AM radio station in Toronto, Canada, broadcasting on 1010 kHz, with a shortwave radio simulcast by CFRX on 6070 kHz. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known by the abbreviation CBC, is Canadas government-owned radio and television broadcaster. ... Front Page Challenge (aired 1957 - 1995) was a Canadian current events-cum-history program disguised as a game show, in which notable journalists attempted to guess what past news story the hidden guest was linked with. ...

In 1979 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Membership in the Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means they desire a better country. ...

On June 5, 1973, following the American withdrawal from the Vietnam War, Sinclair recorded what would become his most famous radio editorial, "The Americans." While paying tribute to American success, ingenuity, and generosity to people in need abroad, Sinclair decried that when America faced crisis itself, it often seemed to face that crisis alone. June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam), and their allies—notably the United States military in support of... The Americans is a legendary commentary by Canadian broadcaster Gordon Sinclair. ...

His editorial became a phenomenon on American radio, and was released on record with all profits going to the American Red Cross. In 1981, when Ronald Reagan made his first state visit to Canada, he praised Sinclair as a figure who had given the United States a wonderful and inspiring tribute in one of its darkest hours. A WWII-era poster encouraged American women to volunteer for the Red Cross as part of the war effort. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ...

The Americans was widely revived on the Internet, radio and newspapers in 2001, following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and again in 2005 in the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Some revivals of the message incorrectly state that it was newly written as a direct response to recent crises; in this question of its authorship alone, the address has become a part of urban legend. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 29, 2005, was the most destructive and one of the costliest tropical cyclones to hit the United States. ... Urban legends are a kind of folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them (see rumor). ...

Sinclair died of heart failure on May 17, 1984. A major Canadian award for journalistic excellence has been named after him. May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sinclair's eldest son, Gordon Sinclair, Jr., was also a radio journalist.

Published Works

• Foot-loose in India: adventures of a news chaser from Khyber's grim gash of death to the tiger jungles of Bengal and the Burmese battle ground of the black cobra. 1933. Oxford University Press.
• Cannibal Quest. 1935. Doubleday, Doran & Gundy.
• Loose Among Devils: a voyage from Devil's Island to those jungles of West Africa labelled "the white man's grave. 1935. Doubleday, Doran & Gundy.
• Khyber Caravan: through Kashmir, Waziristan, Afghanistan, Baluchistan and Northern India 1936. Simon & Schuster of Canada. ISBN 0671801783
• Bright Paths to Adventure. 1945. McClelland & Stewart.
• Will the Real Gordon Sinclair Please Stand Up. 1966. McClelland & Stewart.
• Will Gordon Sinclair Please Sit Down. 1975. McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 0771081634