The Charlottetown Conference—which ran from September 1–9, 1864—put Canada on the road to becoming a nation.Those who took part are known as the “Fathers of Confederation.”
The Charlottetown Conference—which ran from September 1–9, 1864—put Canada on the road to becoming a nation.Those who took part are known as the “Fathers of Confederation.”
On May 8, 1919, a U.S. Navy flying boat (NC-4) left Trepassey, Newfoundland and completed the first successful trans- Atlantic flight. It arrived in Lisbon, Portugal on May 27.
In 1967, Montreal hosted Expo ’67—a World’s Fair that was held in conjunction with Canada’s Centennial Year—its 100th birthday as a nation.
The Quebec Conference in October 1864 put forth 72 resolutions that laid the foundation for the union of the provinces into the country of Canada.
In May of 1920, a group of Canadian painters came together to exhibit their paintings.The painters, largely landscape artists, became known as the Group of Seven.Their works are prominent in Canada today.
In 1972, Canada played a historic hockey series against the Soviet Union. Canada won the eight game series in a dramatic comeback victory with a goal by Paul Henderson.
The British North America Act in 1867 united the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick as the Dominion of Canada—and the country of Canada was born.
In December 1921,Agnes Macphail became the first woman to be elected as a member of Canada’s House of Parliament. She represented the Progressive Party.
There are people in Quebec who would like to establish a separate country. A Referendum was held in 1980 and 60% of Quebecers voted against negotiating sovereignty.
In the years following confederation in 1867, settlement spread west. As it did, the need for law enforcement arose.The Northwest Mounted Police were formed in 1873.This force would later become the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).