Canadian Timeline By LKonstantin11 Oct 5, 1497 Cabot's "discovery" of Newfoundland Jul 24, 1534 Cartier's discovery of Canada Oct 5, 1608 Champlain founds Quebec City Oct 5, 1642 Maisonneuve founds Montreal May 2, 1670 Hudson Bay Company founded Apr 11, 1713 Treaty of Utrecht Jun 8, 1758 Battle of Louisbourg Sep 13, 1759 Fall of Quebec (Battle of the Plains of Abraham) Feb 10, 1763 Paris Treaty Jun 22, 1774 Quebec Act Oct 5, 1779 Northwest Company founded Dec 26, 1791 Constitutional Act of 1791 Oct 5, 1811 Red River Settlement founded Feb 18, 1815 End of War of 1812 Jul 12, 1840 Union Act Oct 12, 1848 Responsible government created Sep 1, 1864 Charlottetown Conference Jul 1, 1867 Confederation of Canada Jul 15, 1870 Manitoba joins Canada Mar 26, 1885 Northwest Rebellion Nov 16, 1885 Execution of Louis Riel Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of Franz Ferdinand Apr 22, 1915 Battle of Ypres II Jul 1, 1916 Battle of the Somme Nov 11, 1918 Armistice Day Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles (signed) Sep 1, 1939 Start of World War II Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Apr 30, 1945 Hitler's death May 8, 1945 Victory in Europe Day (World War II)