Historic Milestones

Various dates in the history of Canada have been immortalized on the front pages of Canadian daily newspapers and in several special issues created for the events. People are often surprised to discover that an occurrence which now has great significance in the development of the Canadian identity deserved only a brief mention on an inside page of the newspaper of the time, or, sometimes, no mention at all. The following events were prepared from transparencies used for a previous joint Canadian-American project. Some titles previously displayed were not available because of copyright. We plan to add more historic milestones to this page in the future.

Growing Pains

Our Great Fire,"June 2, 1877, Saint John News Copyright/Source

Klondike Nugget, June 16, 1898, Dawson, YT, Anniversary Number. Copyright/Source

The Premier, The Old Chief's Career is Closed [Death of Sir John A. Macdonald], June 8, 1891, Toronto Daily Mail, Toronto, Ont. Copyright/Source

Hail Province of Saskatchewan, September 4, 1905, The Leader, Regina, N.W.T. Copyright/Source

Empress Carries Almost 1000 Passengers to the Bottom of the St. Lawrence River, May 30, 1914, The Globe, Toronto, Ont. Copyright/Source

Canada Comes of Age

War: Britain Gives Word," August 3, 1914, The Morning Leader, Regina, Sask. Copyright/Source

Britain and Germany at War, August 5, 1914, The Daily Telegraph and the Sun, St. [sic] John, N.B. Copyright/Source

Ottawa Parliament Houses Burned, February 4, 1916, Daily Mail and Empire, Toronto, Ont. Copyright/Source

Ottawa Parliament Houses Burned, February 4, 1916, Daily Mail and Empire, Toronto, Ont. Copyright/Source

Canadian Troops Have Carried Famous Vimy Ridge, April 10, 1917, The Citizen, Ottawa, Ont. Copyright/Source

Sir Robert Borden nous apporte la conscription [Sir Robert Borden Brings Us Conscription], May 19, 1917, Le Devoir, Montreal, Que. Copyright/Source

Germany Has Signed Armistice, November 11, 1918, The Gazette Montreal, Que., Extra. Copyright/Source

PEACE! November 11, 1918, The Citizen, Ottawa, Ont., Extra. Copyright/Source

Peace and Protest

Strike or Starve, May 23, 1919, Western Labor News, Winnipeg, Man., Special Strike Edition 6. Copyright/Source

Why Not Organize Ourselves, June 4, 1919, The Winnipeg Citizen, Winnipeg, Man. Copyright/Source

Strike Unbroken, June 23, 1919, Western Labor News, Winnipeg, Man., Special Strike Edition no. 32. Copyright/Source

One Killed, Scores Hurt in Riot Following an Attempt to Parade, June 23, 1919, Manitoba Free Press, Winnipeg, Man. Copyright/Source

Saturday's Rioting Seen through the Tribune Camera, June 25, 1919, Winnipeg Evening Tribune, Winnipeg, Man. Copyright/Source

Women Eligible to Sit in Canadian Senate, October 18, 1929, The Ottawa Evening Journal, Ottawa, Ont. Copyright/Source

Quintuplets Born to Farm Wife, May 28, 1934, The Nugget, North Bay, Ont., Late Edition. Copyright/Source

Policeman Killed 100 Hurt in Riot, July 2, 1935, The Leader-Post, Regina, Sask. Copyright/Source

World Leaders

Première liste des victimes de Dieppe [First List of Victims of Dieppe], August 11, 1942, La Patrie, Montreal, Que. Copyright/Source

Canadian Troops Lead Great Commando Raid, August 19, 1942, Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, Ont. Copyright/Source

Dieppe Raid Successful, August 20, 1942, The Leader-Post, Regina, Sask. Copyright/Source

Rate Leduc Well 500 Barrels A Day, February 14, 1947, Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alta. Copyright/Source

Triumph and Sorrow

The Winnipeg Tribune, June 30, 1967, Winnipeg, Man., Centennial Edition. Copyright/Source

The Constitution Comes Home, April 17, 1982, The Citizen, Ottawa, Ont. Copyright/Source

Tories New Broom Makes a Clean Sweep of Canada [largest party majority in Canadian history], September 5, 1984, The Gazette, Montreal, Que. Copyright/Source

Campus Massacre, December 7, 1989, The Gazette, Montreal, Que. Copyright/Source