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French explorer Samuel de Champlain founds Québec
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Quebecer John Abbott becomes Canada’s first native-born prime minister
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Quebecer Wilfrid Laurier becomes prime minister
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Quebecer Louis Saint-Laurent becomes prime minister
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Quebecer Pierre Trudeau becomes prime minister
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Ken Taylor, Canadian ambassador to Iran, becomes an international celebrity for helping six Americans escape Tehran.
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Bertha Wilson is the first woman appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court.
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Lincoln Alexander becomes Ontario's first black lieutenant-governor.
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Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson sets a new world record for the 100-metre dash.
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RADARSAT is launched as the first Canadian earth observation satellite and first non-communications satellite since 1971.
