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Born on March 30, 1968, in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada.
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Pierre Trudeau served as the 15th Prime minister
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The Criminal Code was changed so that neither abortion nor homosexuality was illegal.
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Prime Minister Trudeau appointed the first minister responsible for the status of women.
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1970s fashion
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By the early 1970, new policies were being developed to better address First Nations claims and rights
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A Quebec minister and a British diplomat were kidnapped one of which was later killed.
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As for Canadian audiences, the 1960s and 1970s brought a number of unique television experiences such as the special coverage of the 1972 Canada-Russia Summit Series, the introduction of popular Canadian shows such as the Beachcombers, and new distribution technologies such as CABLE TELEVISION.
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Pierre Trudeau became the first Canadian prime minister to make an official visit to China.
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The federal government launched the Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program (ISAP) through which funding for settlement services is provided.
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a fad that people treated a rock as an actual pet. Gary Ross Dahl sold $1.5 million units for $4 each.
The Pet Rocks Are Coming - Walter Rockite (1976)
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The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and the United States.
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Montréal became the first Canadian city to host the Olympic Games.
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Elvis Presley died at his Memphis home, Graceland.
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Levesque’s government passed Bill 101, declared that only French was to be used in workplace and schools.
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JIm Carrey began doing stand-up comedy in 1979.
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six strong Canadian teams in an NHL of 21 teams: the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Montreal Canadiens.
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Pierre Trudeau became Prime Minister again. Currently, the 3rd longest-serving Prime Minister in Canadian history
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Terry Fox’s goal was to run across Canada and raise $1.00 from every Canadian citizen. It began by dipping his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean at St. John's, Newfoundland.
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The first referendum in Quebec on the place of Quebec within Canada and whether Quebec should pursue a path toward sovereignty. The referendum was called by Quebec's Parti Québécois (PQ) government.
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Rush (Rock n Roll Band)- Red barchetta
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The Canadarm- first used in 1981 on the second flight of the space shuttle ‘Columbia’. Since then, the Canadarm has flown on every shuttle mission launched by NASA.
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Celine Dion released her debut studio album.
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The CRTC decided to allow pay TV, which enabled cable operators to offer additional channels that consumers could choose to purchase.
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Céline Dion en concert was the first concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion. The tour visited Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick in Canada.
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Kim Campbell became the Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Point Grey
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The government argued powerfully for an activist and even muscular UN, supporting efforts to drive Iraq out of Kuwait in 1990-91 and in peacekeeping endeavours around the world,
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Kim Campbell became Minister of Justice.
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Dion's 15th album but first English language album ‘’Unison’’.
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Celine won her first Grammy awards Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ‘’Beauty and the Beast’’
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Kim Campbell became the first female PM
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KIm Campbell became the third shortest PM.
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served as the 20th Prime Minister of Canada
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Got married with René Angélil in Montreal, Canada.
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Canada gained two franchises in the National Basketball Association: the Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies (who relocated to Memphis in 2001).
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In 1996, four of the top ten sources of immigration were East Asian countries.
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Celine Dion accepts the GRAMMY for Album Of The Year at the 39th GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 26, 1997, in New York.
(also won Best Pop Vocal Album.
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Jean Chrétien's Second mandate
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Celine Dion released ‘’My Heart will go on’’ the main theme song to the film ‘’ Titanic’’, became Dion’s biggest hit, and one of the best-selling singles of all time, and was the world's best-selling single of 1998. It was also included in the list of Songs of the Century, by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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SAMSUNG SPH-M100 UPROAR is the first cell phone to have MP3 music capabilities. (launched in 2000)
(http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/) -
died of prostate cancer on 28 September 2000 at his home in Montréal.
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Chrétien gave a speech in New Brunswick which in which he implied that people from Alberta were not quite normal, saying: "I like to do politics with people from the East. Joe Clark and Stockwell Day are from Alberta. They are a different type".
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Celine Dion became a mother, first child born.
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Ryan Gosling secured a lead role as a young Jewish neo-Nazi in 2001's The Believer.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psJbF8G6Zjw) [The Believer (2001) Trailer] -
Dion published her autobiography, My Story, My Dream which chronicled her rags-to-riches story
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Dion ended her three-year sabbatical from the music industry with the aptly titled album A New Day Has Come.
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The Liberal Party's new leader, Paul Martin, replaced Chrétien as prime minister.
(http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/joseph-jacques-jean-chretien/) -
Chantal Petitclerc celebrates her win in the women’s 800-metre wheelchair race Summer Olympic Games.
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The Senate's Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples recommended establishing a new process and dedicated funding to address these claims.
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At age 42, Celine Dion gave birth to twin boys.
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Dion's husband passed away at age 73 because of cancer. 2days later, her brother died at age 59 of cancer
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Celine Dion received the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, Icon Award
Celine Dion Billboard Icon Award Acceptance Speech at the Billboard Music Awards 2016
