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The Halifax Explosion
when two ships loaded with war munitions collided in the harbour, the resulting explosion was the largest human-made explosion ever created until the atomic bomb in 1945. -
Discoveration of Insulin
Insulin was discovered in order to treat diabetes. Dr. Frederick Banting and his student discovered this medicine. -
The
The Black Tuesday was the beginning of the Great Depression which crashed the world economy including Canada. -
The On-to-Ottawa Trek
Young unemployed man and workers had a trip cross-country via freight train from Vancouver to Ottawa in order to negotiated with the federal government. -
The 1995 Referendum
The federal government tried to get all provinces to agree to change Canada's constitution. When the Parti Quebecois won the selection, they thought that Quebec should be separated from Canada.
