Early life and ministry in Scotland[edit] John Knox Witherspoon was born at Gifford, a parish of Yester, at East Lothian, Scotland, as the eldest child of the Reverend James Alexander Witherspoon and Anne Walker, a descendant of John Welsh of Ayr and John Knox.
Victoria Day, also referred to as May Long, May Run, or May Two-Four Weekend, is a federal and public holiday in Canada that honors the birth of Queen Victoria as well as signlaing the official beginning to the summer season in Canada.
Queen Victoria was born on May 24th but Canadians celebrate Victoria Day on the Monday before May 24. This year Victoria Day is May 23rd, 2016. Victoria Day became a popular holiday in Ontario (it was Canada West back then) in 1845 and a national holiday in 1901. During the 1900s, it used to be called Empire Day and then it changed to Commonwealth Day. Now Canadians call it Victoria Day.