Mikak returns to Labrador from Europe 1769 Mikak was one of the first Inuit to be recognized as a distinct individual. Taken from Labrador to London in 1768, she was... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1935
Indigenous Confederacies 1450 to 1550 About 500 years ago, the various Iroquoian nations of the eastern Great Lakes–St. Lawrence region began to... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2687
The Empress of Ireland sinks in the St. Lawrence May 29, 1914 In the early morning of May 29, 1914, the Canadian Pacific ocean liner the Empress of Ireland, destined for... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1147
Man ploughing with a horses-drawn plough Man ploughing with a horses-drawn plough, 190?-1911. Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1077
Haida dance mask This elaborately decorated painted mask was made by the Haida of British Columbia for a secret society dance. Online Collection Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1959
The Provincial Freeman 1853 Mary Ann Shadd Cary became the first Black female publisher in North America and the first female publisher in Canada when... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 6327
Unity rally 1995 Days before the 1995 Quebec referendum on sovereignty, the Quebec Business Council on the Environment called for a rally... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3286
CBC makes its first television broadcast 1952 At 4 p.m. on September 6, 1952, the CBC launched its television service on CBFT, in Montréal, presenting the movie Aladdin... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2680
Women win the right to vote in federal elections May 24, 1918 On May 24, 1918, women were granted suffrage, or the right to vote, in federal elections. This historic step... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2620
Conscription Crisis 1917 In the face of mass casualties on the Western Front, Sir Robert Borden’s government enacted the Military Service Act in... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2473
Birth of the Canadian Jewish community 1759 to 1760 Jewish immigration was banned during the French regime, which allowed only Catholics to settle in the colony. The... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2400
Franklin’s cenotaph Members of Canadian Geological Survey, Arctic Expedition, around Franklin’s cenotaph, Beechey Island, Northwest Territories... Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1120
Louis-Joseph Papineau’s armchair This armchair was used by Louis-Joseph Papineau when he served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada between... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1168
Emily Carr meets the Group of Seven 1927 Emily Carr had painted in near-isolation from the rest of Canada’s artistic community until 26 of her paintings were... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2729
Suez Crisis 1956 Built in 1869 by the British and the French, the Suez Canal provided a direct maritime link between the Red Sea and the... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2668
Tommy Douglas becomes leader of the New Democratic Party 1961 In 1961, Tommy Douglas stepped down as premier of Saskatchewan, an office he had held since 1944. That same year, Douglas... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2046
Greenpeace is founded 1971 In 1969, the Don’t Make a Wave Committee was formed in Vancouver to oppose U.S. underground nuclear testing at... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1903
Sharing some of Canada’s more difficult stories Since 1977, International Museum Day ─ May 18 ─ has celebrated museums as important sites of cultural exchange, enrichment... Canadian History Hall Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3368
Great Peace of Montréal 1701 The Great Peace of Montréal ended nearly a century of conflict between the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy on one side... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2600
Formation of the Allied Tribes of British Columbia 1916 In 1916, the McKenna-McBride Royal Commission on the “Indian reserve question” in British Columbia recommended that 482... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3325