100 Greatest Events in Canadian History
Bjarni Sights America  (985 AD)
John Cabot Claims Atlantic Coast  (Jun 24, 1497)
Cartier Lands at Gaspé  (Jul 24, 1534)
Founding of Québec  (Jul 4, 1608)
Founding of Cupids Bay  (Jul 5, 1610)
Maisonneuve Founds Ville-Marie  (May 18, 1642)
Huronia Destroyed  (Apr 17, 1649)
Hudson's Bay Co Founded  (May 2, 1670)
Founding of Halifax  (Jun 21, 1749 to Jul 9, 1749)
Expulsion of the Acadians  (Jul 28, 1755 to Jul 31, 1755)
First Elected Parliament  (Oct 2, 1758)
Battle of the Plains of Abraham  (Sep 13, 1759)
Pontiac's Alliance  (1763)
Quebec Act Passed  (Jun 22, 1774)
Americans Fail to Conquer Canada  (Dec 31, 1775)
First Loyalists Arrive  (Apr 1, 1776)
Mackenzie Reaches the Pacific  (Jul 21, 1793)
Selkirk's Red River Grant  (Jun 12, 1811)
Battle of Queenston Heights  (Oct 13, 1812)
Bank of Montreal Founded  (Nov 3, 1817)
Fur Empires Merge  (Mar 21, 1821)
Welland Canal Opened  (Nov 30, 1829)
Cholera Epidemic  (1832)
Howe Acquitted of Libel  (Mar 3, 1835)
First Railway Opens in Canada  (Jul 21, 1836)
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