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Black Tuesday stock market crash
the Great Crash, or the Stock Market Crash of 1929, began on October 24, 1929, and was the most devastating stock market crash -
On-To-Ottawa trek and Regina riot
It was Canada's worst riot during the Depression. The Regina Riot was the culmination of months of protests as thousands of unemployed men moved across the country in what became known as the "On To Ottawa Trek." -
Canada declares war on Germany
Prime Minister Mackenzie King's request to King George VI for approval that war be declared against Germany, 10 September 1939. After Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, the United Kingdom and France declared war on September 3. To assert Canada's independence from the UK. Canada's political leaders unnecessarily decided to seek the approval of the federal parliament to declare war -
Elsie MacGill leads production of Hawker Hurricane aircraft
In 1940, she had to turn CanCar into an airplane assembly line.
Thousands of aircraft blueprints were brought in from Britain. From them MacGill designed the machines that would manufacture 60,000 different parts. Each part had to be perfect. -
Battle of Hong Kong
In the Second World War, Canadian soldiers first engaged in battle while defending the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong against a Japanese attack in December 1941. The Canadians at Hong Kong fought against overwhelming odds and displayed the courage of seasoned veterans, though most had limited military training. -
Dieppe Attack
During the Second World War, on 19 August 1942, the Allies launched a major raid on the French coastal port of Dieppe. -
D-Day; British, Canadian, and U.S. troops land in Normandy, France
The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. -
Germany and Japan surrender; World War II ends
The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close.
