World famous geologist. Canada’s highest mountain, Mt. Logan in the Yukon is named after him.
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1853 – May Ann (Shadd) Carey
1853 – May Ann (Shadd) Carey
May Ann (Shadd) Carey became first woman publisher in Canada.
1758 – First representative assembly
1758 – First representative assembly
First representative assembly elected in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Mary Ann (Shadd) Carey
Mary Ann (Shadd) Carey
An outspoken activist in the abolition of slavery in the USA. In 1853 became the first woman publisher in Canada.
John Cabot
John Cabot
Italian immigrant to England who was the first to map Canada's Atlantic shore in 1497.
1885, Nov. 7Th – Pacific Railway
1918, Nov. 11th – First World War
1813 – Burn down Government House
1813 – Burn down Government House
Americans burned down Government House & Parliament buildings in York (Toronto).
Paul Henderson
Paul Henderson
In 1972 he scored the winning goal for Canada in the Canada-Soviet Summit series.