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Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier explores New Brunswick's coast and claims it for France
1534 Jacques Cartier explores New Brunswick's coast and claims it for France -
French explorer Samuel de Champlain founds Québec
1608 French explorer Samuel de Champlain founds Québec -
Captain James Cook lands on what is now Vancouver Island
1778 Captain James Cook lands on what is now Vancouver Island -
Quebecer John Abbott becomes Canada’s first native-born prime minister
1891 Quebecer John Abbott becomes Canada’s first native-born prime minister -
Quebecer Wilfrid Laurier becomes prime minister
1896 Quebecer Wilfrid Laurier becomes prime minister -
New Brunswicker Richard Bedford Bennett becomes prime minister of Canada
1930 New Brunswicker Richard Bedford Bennett becomes prime minister of Canada -
Quebecer Louis Saint-Laurent becomes prime minister
1948 Quebecer Louis Saint-Laurent becomes prime minister -
Quebecer Pierre Trudeau becomes prime minister
1968 Quebecer Pierre Trudeau becomes prime minister -
Quebecer Brian Mulroney becomes prime minister
1984 Quebecer Brian Mulroney becomes prime minister -
Quebecer Jean Chrétien becomes prime minister
1993 Quebecer Jean Chrétien becomes prime minister