Volunteers in the Canadian Army Special Force joined the United Nations forces in the Korean conflict.
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1950s canada
The red river floods forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes
Former prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King died in Kingsmere
First television made in canada (CBFT)
The National Library was created in Ottawa on January 1.
Stratford Festival opened on July 13
Korean War ended on July 27
Toronto opened Canada's first subway system in Toronto on March 31.
Marilyn Bell became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario on September 9.
16 year old Marilyn Bellswims across lake Ontario
Hockey fans rioted in Montreal following the suspension of favourite Rocket Richard on March 17.
Lester Pearson wins the nobel peace prize
PM John Diefenbaker's minority government went on to become the largest majority government ever obtained in a federal election on March 31.
Despite public outcry and protest, Diefenbaker cancelled the Avro Arrow project (CF-105 aircraft) on February 20. Almost 14,000 Canadians suddenly became unemployed.
The St. Lawrence Seaway opened to traffic on June 26, allowing ocean-going ships and tankers to travel inland to both Canadian and American ports on the upper and lower Great Lakes.