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Louis Riel and Métis occupy Lower Fort Garry
Louis Riel and Métis occupy Lower Fort Garry. The red River Rebellion has begun. -
Scottish-born Alexander Graham Bell
Scottish-born Alexander Graham Bell, who has been working on the invention of the telephone since 1874, makes the world's first long-distance call, from Brantford to Paris, Ontario. -
The first organized games of hockey
The first organized games of hockey, using a flat puck, are played by McGill University students in Montreal. Before this, hockey-like games have been played on ice with a ball. -
Britain warns Canada
Britain warns Canada of deteriorating situation in Europe. -
Canada declares war
Canada declares war on Germany after remaining neutral for a week following the British declaration. Premier Duplessis opposes war. -
Canada's biggest earthquake
Canada's biggest earthquake in the 20 century hits Queen Charlotte Island, in British Columbia, with a magnitude of 8.1 on the Richter Scale. The shaking was so severe that cows were knocked off their feet and people could not stand. The value of the damage, however, was not high because of the sparse population on the island. It was also felt over a wide area in western North America -
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador join Confederation as the tenth province. -
The construction of Trans-Canada Highway starts
The construction of Trans-Canada Highway starts, to be completed in 1970. The 7 821 kilometer road cost more than one billion, linked the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and its ranked as one of Canada's most important transportation projects -
Canada launches the Alouette I satellite to study the ionosphere
Canada launches the Alouette I satellite to study the ionosphere, becoming the third country in space after Russia and United States. -
Canada gets a new red-and-white, maple leaf flag
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Astronaut Marc Garneau
Astronaut Marc Garneau, aboard the U.S. space shuttle Challenger, becomes the first Canadian in space. -
Wayne Gretzky plays the last game in a Canadian arena at the Corel Centre
Wayne Gretzky plays the last game in a Canadian arena at the Corel Centre, in Nakata, Ontario. After twenty years in the National Hockey League with Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers, the Great One announced his retirement. His final game in the NHL was three days later at Madison Square Garden in New York.