On This Day In Canadian History.... 1965 - Leonard S. Marchand appointed Special Assistant to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration; first aboriginal Canadian appointed to Cabinet staff; he became a senator in 1984
Thursday, April 05, 2018
On This Day In Canadian History.... 1971 - Gentilly Nuclear Power Station starts service near Trois-Rivières, Quebec; world's first reactor fueled by natural uranium, cooled by ordinary water.
Wednesday, April 04, 2018
On This Day In Canadian History.... 1893 - Opening of the new Ontario Legislature in Queen's Park; built on the site of a lunatic asylum.
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
On This Day In Canadian History.... 1669 - Louis XIV orders permanent militia established in New France.
Monday, April 02, 2018
On This Day In Canadian History.... 1968 - Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau creates Canada's first modern lottery, to help pay $250 million deficit from Expo '67; first such lottery in Canada.
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