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Lester B. Pearson was born (Morgan)
Lester B. Pearson Was born, in Toronto, Ontario ("Lester B. Pearson Biography"). -
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Pearson's Contribution to the War (Morgan)
Pearson served in the first world war as medical orderly in a hospital Salonika. He was then hit by a bus in London during a blackout in 1918 and was discharged ("Lester B. Pearson Biography"). -
Ogdensburg Agreement (Morgan)
One of the early joint defense agreements between the United states and Canada was established.President Roosevelt and Prime Minister King issued the “Ogdensburg Agreement”. World War Two allowed the relations between the countries to solidify, The agreement declared mutual defense ("NORAD Selected Chronology"). -
The 38th Parellel (Ethan)
When America and The Soviet Union captured Korea, they began to distrust one another and formed a border through Korea known as the 38th Parallel. Neither side was happy with this -
Founding of the UN -Alex
In 1945 the United Nations was founded and Canada participated as a founding member. -
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Pearson became the Canadian Ambassador (Morgan)
Lester B. Pearson became the Canadian Ambassador in Washington to the US. He played a significant role in establishing the United Nations and NATO ("Lester B Pearson Biography"). -
Signing of the Charter -Alex
The Charter was signed on June 26th 1945 in San Francisco at the conclusion of the UN Conference on International Organization -
The Charter -Alex
On October 24th 1945 the Charter for the UN was put into force which was partially drafted by Canadian Human Rights lawyer John Peters Humphrey. -
1st UN Human Rights Body -Alex
In 1947 the very first United Nations Human Rights Body occurred. John Peters Humphrey, the Canadian who participated in drafting the Charter, headed the body. -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights -Alex
In the Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Committee Canada played a big role in the writing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1947 and 1948 -
Soviet Union (Komal)
Soviet Union created a buffer zone in eastern Europe between itself and West Germany, which caused concern in Ottawa and other Western Capitals -
Escott Reid (Komal)
First public expression of this thinking in Canada came from Escott Reid, a civil servant at the Department of External Affairs at the Couchiching Conference -
Pearson was Appointed Secretary of State of External Affairs (Morgan)
Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent appointed Pearson secretary of State for external affairs in the liberal government. He then obtained a seat in the Canadian House of Commons representing Algoma East, northern Ontario ("Lester B. Pearson Biography"). -
Secret Talks (Komal)
Secret talks between the British, Americans and Canadians followed for a broader alliance, by which time St. Laurier was prime minister -
North Atlantic Treaty (Komal)
North Atlantic Treaty was signed on April 4, 1949 -
Nato (Komal
Founded on April 4, 1949,
Washington, D.C., United States -
Korean War Begins
Tensions rise as the North and South of Korea face off. -
Battle of Kapyong
Canadians fight at the hills of Kapyong against the Chinese with success -
Pearson elected president of General Assembly -Alex
Lester B Pearson in 1952 was elected President of the General Assembly. -
Korean Armistice is signed
In 1953, Korean War armistice is signed ending fighting leaving war in stalemate. The war is still technically on -
Construction of the DEW line (Morgan)
President Eisenhower approved the construction of the DEW (distant early warning) line. This radar line acts a warning detection system against a nuclear attack from the soviets. It is located in the Northern Arctic region of Canada (Legrand, Jacques. "Chronicle of Canada"). -
UN General Assembly (Landon)
At the UN General Assembly of 1956 Lester B Pearson (Canada's Minister for External Affairs at the time) proposed peacekeeping (CanadaHistory.com) -
Suez Crisis (Landon)
Britain, France, and Israel attempted to prevent Egypt from taking over the Suez canal from Britain and France power (J.L. Granatstein, CanadianEncyclopedia.ca) -
Nobel Peace Prize (Landon)
Lester B Pearson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his astonishing achievements and for his tremendous ideas to resolve the Suez Crisis with peacekeeping (CanadaHistory.com) -
Pearson received a Nobel Peace Prize (Morgan)
Pearson received a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to solve the Suez Crisis of 1956. The crisis was a military and political confrontation in Europe. Pearson used the United Nations force to deescalate the situation. This gave Canada the reputation of the moderator and middle power (Anderson, Antony. “Lester B. Pearson and the Suez Crisis”). -
The beginning of Joint Defense (Morgan)
The Canadian and American government announced the two countries would fully integrate their air defense and it would be under complete joint command. At the time, there was a threat of a nuclear attack perpetrated by the Soviets would occur. The organization was created as an act of defense. The arms race between the soviets and America had resulted in the construction of Hydrogen-bombs (H-bombs). These nuclear weapons were 40X more powerful than the atom bomb ("NORAD Selected Chronology"). -
Mid-Canada Line (Morgan)
The mid-Canada radar line was declared fully operational. Construction had begun in 1956, it took a couple years to obtain all the permits and construct the system ("NORAD Selected Chronology"). -
Canada studies radiation and nuclear fallout -Alex
At the Special Political & Decolonization Committee Canada won unanimous support for a proposal to study the effects of nuclear fallout and radiation on humans. -
Formal Signing of the NORAD Agreement (Morgan)
the governments of Canada and the United States agreed upon and signed the initial agreement of the North American Aerospace Defense Command. The agreement called for a renewal in 10 years (Marsh, James. "The Canadian Encyclopedia"). -
DEW line became Operational (Morgan)
The entire DEW line that ran from Greenland to Aleutians was completed and was declared fully operational. The radar system was then added to defense organization ("NORAD Selected Chronology"). -
Cuban Missile Crisis (Morgan)
In 1962, the world came dangerously close to entering WWIII. The soviets installed missiles in Cuba, that were capable of destroying major American and Canadian cities very quickly. If missiles were fired, North America would have little warning due to Cuba’s geographical location. America then asked Canada to arm themselves and prepare as well, but Canada hesitated, causing a strain in their relationship. The threat remained until November 27, 1962 (Cruxton and Wilson 293). -
Pearson, The Prime Minster (Morgan)
The Liberals came up five seats short of a majority. With the support of the New Democratic Party, Pearson formed a minority government, and became the Prime Minister in 1963 forcing Diefenbaker out of office ("Lester B. Pearson Biography"). -
Closure of the Mid-Canada radar line (Morgan)
Canada closed the Mid-Canada radar line due to its immense cost to run. The line costed approximately 13$ million a year to maintain ("NORAD Selected Chronology"). -
Pearson Introduced a Discrimination Free Point Based System (Morgan)
Pearson introduced a discrimination free points based system which encouraged immigration to Canada. This system is still in place present day ("Lester B. Pearson Biography"). -
Pearson Retired (Morgan)
Pearson retired from politics. Forever known for his great accomplishments. One of which, receiving a Nobel Peace Prize ("Lester B. Pearson Biography"). -
NORAD Renewal (Morgan)
Canada and the United States renewed the agreement. The initial agreement failed to mention the defense against ballistic missiles. The updated agreement made it clear that Canada would not be committed to participate in an active ballistic missile defense ("NORAD Selected Chronology"). -
Renewal for NORAD Agreement (Morgan)
The NORAD agreement renewal acknowledges the role of NORAD in space surveillance and aerospace warning of attack ("NORAD Selected Chronology"). -
Somalian Scandal (Landon)
Canadian and American troops were sent to Somalia to restore order and allow the distribution of humanitarian supplies across the country. During this two Canadian soldiers were seen beating a Somalian teen and they were brought to court (CanadianEncyclopedia.ca) -
Bosnian War Breaks
Tension between the Muslims and Croats snap and war breaks out -
Closure of the DEW line (Morgan)
The distant early warning (DEW) is officially closed and is no longer part of the organization ("NORAD Selected Chronology"). -
Mine Disarmament -Alex
In the past year Canada has contributed 17.5 million towards mine disarmament in Afghanistan, Columbia, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Ukraine -
Canada's General Debate Statement -Alex
Canada made a General Debate Statement to the Disarmament & International Security Committee saying that collective action is helping with disarmament especially for antipersonnel mines, but more work needs to be done on nuclear disarmament
