May 24, 1918, Canadian women win the right to vote.
October 30, 1995
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October 30, 1995, second referendum in Quebec. This time, the federalists win with 50.6 per cent of the vote.
July 3, 1608
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July 3, 1608, Samuel de Champlain establishes a fortified trading post at Quebec.
May 17, 1642
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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
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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
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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
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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
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April 23, 1851, the first Canadian stamp is printed.
July 1, 1867
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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
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May 14, 1904, Canada participates for the first time in the Olympic Games held in St-Louis in the United States.
January 2, 1908
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January 2, 1908, the first coin was struck in Canada.
September 6, 1952
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On September 6, 1952, the first television station began broadcasting in Canada. It was CBFT Montreal.
October 17, 1968
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October 17, 1968, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau introduces the Official Languages Act, making English and French the country's two official languages.
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