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Lasted 20 years, more than 8.2 million babies were born, an average of about 412,000 a year. -
The Canadian Forces were involved in the war and its aftermath. 26,000 Canadians joined on the side of the United Nations, and Canada sent eight destroyers. Canadian aircraft provided transport, supply and logistics. After the war, Canadian troops remained for three years as military observers. -
During the Suez Crisis, Canada provided troops to the UN mission and was invited to take part in the first major UN peacekeeping mission. By brokering a resolution to the crisis, Canada was instrumental in sustaining the organizations that were vital to Canada's national and foreign interests. -
The Soviet Union stationed nuclear missiles in Cuba, which posed a threat to the United States and Canada. It brought the world to the edge of nuclear war. It lasted for 13 days and end when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to dismantle and remove the Soviet missiles, in return for Kennedy’s promise not to invade Cuba. -
The new maple leaf flag was made official by a proclamation from Queen Elizabeth II. It was inaugurated in a public ceremony on Parliament Hill. -
The joint covert rescue by the Canadian Canadian government and the CIA of six American diplomats who had evaded capture during the seizure of the United States embassy in Tehran, Iran after the Iranian Revolution, when Islamist students took most of the American embassy personnel hostage. -
The first part of the act is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which prevents the governments from infringing on Canadian rights and freedoms.