Glenn Gould’s Goldberg Variations is released 1956 In January 1956, Columbia Masterworks released Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations performed by Canadian concert... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1365
First “numbered treaty” is signed 1871 Signed in 1871, Treaty 1 was negotiated between the new Government of Canada and the Anishinabe (Saulteaux) and Nehiyaw... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1871
The Battle of Sainte-Foy April 28, 1760 After a string of significant losses to the British, French forces regrouped in Montréal under the leadership of... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 4056
Anik satellite is launched 1972 Telesat Canada was created in 1969 to operate a domestic, commercial satellite system. It launched its first satellite, the... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2773
Montréal Parliament burns down 1849 The Rebellion Losses Bill was designed to compensate those who had lost property during the 1837–1838 rebellions. Under... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1972
St. Lawrence Seaway is completed April 25, 1959 Heralded as an engineering marvel, the St. Lawrence Seaway opened to commercial traffic on April 25, 1959. Its... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1693
North West Company is formed 1779 Following the fall of New France in 1763, British and Anglo-American businessmen established numerous small independent... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2756
Canada issues its first postage stamp April 23, 1851 The “Three-Pence Beaver,” designed by Canadian engineer Sandford Fleming, was Canada’s first postage stamp.... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1615
Africville is closed 1969 Africville was a part of Halifax that had been settled in the late 1700s by Black Loyalists fleeing the American Revolution.... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1630
North West Mounted Police trek to Fort Whoop-Up to stop whisky trade 1874 Fort Whoop-Up (modern-day Lethbridge, Alberta) was the first destination of the North West Mounted Police (NWMP), which... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2208
Canadian Peacekeepers go to Cyprus 1964 In 1964, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution placing a peacekeeping force on the island of Cyprus, as a... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1564
Immigration reforms 1962 Prior to 1962, Canadian immigration polices promoted the entry of certain preferred classes of immigrants — mainly from... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 968
Jackie Robinson makes his professional baseball debut with the Montréa... April 18, 1946 On April 18, 1946, Jackie Robinson debuted for the Montreal Royals — the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Minor League... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1085
The 1982 Constitution Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freed... April 17, 1982 The creation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was a key aspect of the constitutional reform agreed... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 5225
Inuit settlement 1953 to 1965 For centuries, the Inuit had lived in small seasonal camps and villages across the Canadian Arctic, from Labrador to... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 4858
Vincent Massey becomes first Canadian-born governor general 1952 In 1952, Vincent Massey became the first Canadian-born individual to represent the British Crown as governor general of... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1657
First Ukrainian immigrants arrive in Alberta 1891 During the fall of 1891, the first Ukrainian immigrants arrived in Alberta (then still part of the Northwest Territories),... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2421
Relief camps are established for the unemployed 1932 In the midst of the Great Depression, the Canadian government opened federal relief camps in rural areas of Canada. The... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 25504
Terry Fox and the Marathon of Hope 1980 Terrance Stanley Fox, who lost his right leg to cancer when he was 18 years old, decided to run across Canada, running a... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1557
The Persons Case is resolved 1929 In 1928, five Alberta women, led by Emily Murphy and later known as the Famous Five, petitioned the Supreme Court of Canada... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3566