On This Day In Canadian History.... 1611 - Madame de Poutrincourt leaves Dieppe, France with Jesuits Pierre Biard and Enémond Masse and her son, Charles Biencourt; first titled lady, first Jesuits in Canada
On This Day In Canadian History....
1932 - Governor General, the Earl of Bessborough speaks to the Lieutenant Governor of each province, to inaugurate the Trans-Canada telephone system.
On This Day In Canadian History....
1978 - Nuclear-powered USSR satellite Cosmos 954 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrates over the Northwest Territories, scattering radiation; Canadian Armed Forces launches large operation to recover debris.
On This Day In Canadian History.... 1972 - Terrorists throw four firebombs at the Soviet consulate in Montreal, doing slight damage.
On This Day In Canadian History.... 1699 - Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Saint-Vallier founds the first elementary school in New France.
