Invention of the Telephone

Start of Canada

Jul 1, 1867

Province and territories joined Confederation, or were created from existing parts of Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec.

Rupert's Land

Jun 22, 1869

Canadian Parliament agrees to buy Rupert's Land - All the Hudson's Bay Company territory.

Louis Riel

Dec 8, 1869

Riel establishes a legal provisional government in Rupert's Land.

Thomas Scott executed

Mar 4, 1870

Thomas Scott executed on orders of Riel.

Manitoba joins Confederation

Jul 15, 1870

Manitoba joins Confederation. The new province was much smaller than today's Manitoba.

British Columbia joins Confederation

Jul 20, 1871

British Columbia joins Confederation.

Province and territories joined Confederation

Jul 20, 1871

Province and territories joined Confederation, or were created from existing parts of Canada: Prince Edward Island

Prime Minister Sir John Macdonald

Jul 1, 1873

Prime Minister Sir John Macdonald resigns as a result of scandal over the partial financing of the Conservative election campaign by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.

Invention of the Telephone

Jul 26, 1874

Alexander Graham Bell discloses the invention of the telephone to his father at the family home on the outskirts of Brantford, Ontario.

The Boer War in South Africa stars, fought between Dutch Afrikaners (Boers) and the British. Seven thousand Canadian volunteers fight on the British side.

Jan 1, 1899

The Boer War in South Africa stars, fought between Dutch Afrikaners (Boers) and the British. Seven thousand Canadian volunteers fight on the British side., fought between Dutch Afrikaners (Boers) and the British. Seven thousand Canadian volunteers fight on the British side.

Canada Wins an Olympic Gold Medal in Soccer

Jan 1, 1904

Canada wins an Olympic gold medal in soccer. Though known more as a country that specialized in hockey, a team from Galt, Ontario, defeated the Americans for gold at the Olympics in St. Louis.

Canadian Hospital ship Llandovery Castle sunk by German U-Boat

Jun 27, 1918

Canadian Hospital ship Llandovery Castle sunk by German U-Boat. Life boats were pursued and sunk. 234 were killed, including 14 nursing sisters. 24 survived. This attack proved a rallying cry for the Canadian troops for the rest of the war.