July 3, 1608★★★★★
Champlain founds Quebec City
Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec on the St. Lawrence River, which becomes the centre of the colony of New France.
ExplorationPolitics· Canada, France
Timeline
4 events17th century
19th century
- July 1, 1867★★★★★
Canadian Confederation
The colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick unite as the Dominion of Canada, the beginning of the modern Canadian state.
Politics· Canada, United Kingdom
20th century
- April 4, 1949★★★★★
NATO founded
Twelve North American and Western European countries sign the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, creating the NATO collective defence alliance.
TreatyPolitics· United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Iceland - c. 1975 – c. 1995★★★★★
Vietnamese boat people
Hundreds of thousands of people flee Vietnam by sea after 1975; many die at sea and others are resettled, mostly in Western countries.
Politics· Vietnam, United States, Australia, Canada, France, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand