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The beggining of the prohibition
The passing of the law against selling, transporting and consuming alcohol -
Canada joins the league of nations
Jan 10, 1920 - Canada became a founding member of the League of Nations. -
Treaty of Versailles in Effect
Jan 10, 1920 - The Treaty of Versailles ending the First World War took effect. It established the League of Nations, an organization for international co-operation, with Canada as a founding member -
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Feb 1, 1920 - The Royal North-West Mounted Police became the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after merging with the Dominion Police. RCMP headquarters was moved from Regina to Ottawa -
Natives Get Right to Vote
Feb 26, 1920 - The Indian Act was amended to give Canadian Natives the right to vote -
Canadian Forum Founded
May 14, 1920 - The Canadian Forum magazine was founded; it is Canada's oldest continually published political periodical -
Federal Sales Tax Imposed
1920 - A federal sales tax of 1% was imposed. -
End of the prohibition
law gets repealed -
The RCN is placed under the department of national defence
RCN was placed under the Department of National Defence in 1923 -
RCAF is Founded
The RCAF is Founded -
Pontiac is founded
The car company Pontiac a branch of GM was founded -
Neil armstrongs's birth
Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor -
William Shatner Birth
The Birth of William Shatner a Canadian actor who stared in star trek as capt james t kirk. today stars in his own tv show William Shatner's weird or what -
The Statute of Westminster
The Statute of Westminster confirms the right of dominions to independent conduct of their external relations. This made Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland and Ireland 'fully independent dominions equal in status to but closely associated with the mother country' as part of the British Commonwealth of Nations. (CWV). -
Hitler is elected
When Hitler was appointed chancellor on January 30th 1933, it was at the head of a coalition government. It was very clear in his mind that it would not remain this way for long. By the end of March 1933, he had acquired much greater powers than the former leading politicians of the Weimar Republic could ever have foreseen when they supported his appointment as chancellor. The death of President Hindenburg in August 1934, allowed him to combine both chancellor's and president's positions into on -
The end of bonnie and clyde
may 23 1934 the day both bonnie and clyde are killed by the police and ends their crime spree -
NASCAR is Founded
The first nascar race a collection of drivers gathered at Daytona Beach, Florida -
Britain
On this day in 1939, in response to Hitler's invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on Germany -
Canada declares war on germany
Canada declared war on Germany seven days after Britain and France. The first Canadian troops left for England in December. Although "obliged to go to war at Britain's side," King's delay of a week was a symbolic gesture of independence. In 1939, the defense budget totaled just $36.3 million. The next year, it reached $64.7 million, with almost half going to the air force. The permanent army, with approximately 4,200 officers and partially trained men, had little or no modern military equipment. -
Creation of GS Respirator
The GS Respirator Used and evolved into the the C4 Respirator our military uses today
