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Canada Day: Canada in 13 Important Dates

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2022-07-01 07:42:48 Updated on 2022-07-01 07:45:38

May 24, 1918, Canadian women win the right to vote.

October 30, 1995

October 30, 1995, second referendum in Quebec. This time, the federalists win with 50.6 per cent of the vote.

July 3, 1608

July 3, 1608, Samuel de Champlain establishes a fortified trading post at Quebec.

May 17, 1642

On May 17, 1642, about 50 French settlers, led by Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, landed at Pointe-à-Callière. They named the site Ville-Marie, which later became Montreal.

May 2, 1670

May 2, 1670, King Charles II authorizes the foundation of the Hudson's Bay Company, the first company in the country. It had a monopoly on the sale of furs.

September 5, 1755

On September 5, 1755, Lt.-Col. John Winslow demanded that the Acadians swear allegiance to the British Crown, or else they would be relocated to Louisiana and other British colonies.

September 13, 1759

September 13, 1759, the battle of the Plains of Abraham rages on. The British James Wolfe dies on the battlefield. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm will succumb to his wounds the next day.

April 23, 1851

April 23, 1851, the first Canadian stamp is printed.

July 1, 1867

July 1, 1867, the Dominion of Canada united Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and John A. Macdonald became the first Prime Minister.

May 14, 1904

May 14, 1904, Canada participates for the first time in the Olympic Games held in St-Louis in the United States.

January 2, 1908

January 2, 1908, the first coin was struck in Canada.

September 6, 1952

On September 6, 1952, the first television station began broadcasting in Canada. It was CBFT Montreal.

October 17, 1968

October 17, 1968, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau introduces the Official Languages Act, making English and French the country's two official languages.