Winnipeg General Strike May 15, 1919 On May 15, 1919, some thirty thousand Winnipeg workers — angry about high inflation, dismal working conditions and... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1992
Fort de la Montagne Towers of Fort de la Montagne, Montreal, 1927 (These towers were built in 1684-1686 and are located on the grounds of the Grand... Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1380
Watercolour of HMS Terror This watercolour painted by Admiral Sir George Back in 1836 depicts the HMS Terror next to an iceberg in the Canadian Arctic.... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1334
North-West Rebellion 1885 As Canadian settlement pushed west, Métis and First Peoples began to fear for their lands. In 1885, Métis leader Louis... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2424
MS St. Louis — filled with Jewish refugees — is turned away from Canad... 1939 The German ocean liner MS St. Louis departed from Hamburg, Germany, in May 1939, just prior to the beginning of the Second... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2082
Introducing the Franklin Exhibition May 19 marks the date that the Franklin Expedition set sail on an Arctic venture from England, in 1845, never to return. Now,... Exhibitions Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3615
New Brunswick’s first assembly meets at Mallard House 1786 As there were no legislative buildings in Saint John at the time, the first meeting of the New Brunswick Legislature took... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 983
The Statute of Westminster 1931 After the First World War, Canada sought greater legislative independence from Britain and to be recognized as an autonomous... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 5192
Innu families are relocated to Davis Inlet 1967 In 1967, with the encouragement of the Catholic Church and the Newfoundland provincial government, the Innu (Naskapi) People... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2724
Viola Desmond challenges racial segregation 1946 In 1946, Viola Desmond, an African-Canadian woman, purchased a ticket to a movie theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 6095
Marie Rollet and Louis Hébert settle in Québec City 1617 Marie Rollet and her husband, Louis Hébert — an apothecary from Paris — moved to Québec City with their three children... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3661
Expo 67 Exterior of the British pavilion, Expo 67, Montreal, Quebec, 1967 (Expo 67 welcomed more than 50 million visitors between April... Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1327
Sofa table This attractive table, made around 1820 by Thomas Nisbet from Saint John, New Brunswick, is the gem of the large collection of... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1730
First trans-Canada flight: 49 hours of flight time 1920 On October 7, 1920, the first leg of a cross-country flight began in Halifax. The journey included numerous mail delivery... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3952
McLaughlin Carriage becomes General Motors of Canada 1918 With the steady decline of carriage purchases and rapidly increasing sales of automobiles, the McLaughlin family agreed to... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1173
Fraser River gold rush 1858 In 1858, approximately 30,000 miners, many of them Americans, flocked to the shores of the Fraser River in search of gold.... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 9082
Fan Rituals: A Part of Hockey History As the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway, the beards of your favourite NHL players are growing longer. The ritual of growing... Exhibitions Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 5625
Royal Proclamation 1763 While the Treaty of Paris transferred France’s North American territories to Britain, the Royal Proclamation that followed... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2558
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is first used 4000 BC A buffalo jump is a location where — through the skilful manipulation of wind, weather and topography — a group of... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2529
Hudson’s Bay Company is established May 2, 1670 On May 2, 1670, England’s King Charles II granted a royal charter to a fur-trading venture called the Hudson’s... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3038