Social Studies Timeline By stevenfyfe Jan 1, 1215 Magna Carta Period: Aug 10, 1755 to Jul 11, 1764 Deportation/Expulsion of Acadians Jan 1, 1801 Nova Scotia Assembly recommends Reserves for Mi’kmaq Jan 1, 1876 Indian Act Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Jan 1, 1950 Last Africville Home Bulldozed Jan 1, 1942 Japanese-Canadian Internment Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Jan 1, 1949 Nuremberg Trials Nov 8, 1946 Viola Desmond charged in New Glasgow Jan 1, 1950 Mi’kmaw Centralization abandoned in Nova Scotia Aug 10, 1960 Canadian Bill of Rights Jan 1, 1976 United Nations International Bill of Rights Apr 17, 1982 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Jan 1, 1987 Sikh Refugees on the Amelie (Charlesville, NS) Apr 6, 1994 Genocide in Rwanda Jan 1, 1999 Kosovar Refugees in Nova Scotia