Canadian Historic Events

John Cabot

Oct 24, 1497

Italian born navigator John Cabot reaches the coasts of Newfoundland and Cape Breton.

Canada

Period: Oct 24, 1497 to Oct 24, 2003

Jacque Cartier explores the ST. Lawrence River, claiming the area for France.

Oct 24, 1534

Newfoundland becomes England's first overseas colony.

Oct 24, 1583

London traders establish Hudson's Bay Company

Oct 24, 1670

The Treaty of Paris gives England control of France's territory in North America.

Oct 24, 1763

Refuges from the American Revolutionary War who are royal to the British move north present day Canada

Oct 24, 1776

War of 1812

Oct 24, 1812

American invasion of area around the Great Lakes and the Canadian frontier.

Oregon Treaty between the United States and Canada sets the new border at the 49th parallel

Oct 24, 1846

Dominion of Canada is formed and self government was granted.

Oct 24, 1867

Gold Rush takes place along the Upper Yukon River.

Oct 24, 1898

Canada fights on the side of the British and French in WW1.

Oct 24, 1914

Canadian Great Depression

Oct 24, 1939

Canadian forces join the Allied Powers in WWII.

WWII Ends

Oct 24, 1945

U.S. Apollo 11 lands on the moon.

Oct 25, 1969

It has Canadian built landing gear.

U.S./Canada Free Trade Agreement.

Oct 25, 1989

Canada sends troops and supplies to aid U.S. in the Persian Gulf.

Oct 25, 1991

(NAFTA) comes to affect, linking Canada and the U.S. and Mexico in new economic partnership.

Oct 25, 1994

The NorthAmerican Free Trade Agreement.

Canada Does not want to be part of the military coalition led by the U.S. against Iraq.

Oct 25, 2003