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October 1
1853 For
the first time since it was founded in 1844, Toronto, Ontario's Globe
newspaper began
publishing daily.
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October 2
1958
Founding
of the Centre
for Research on French Canadian Culture in
Ottawa, Ontario. It was created to
encourage and promote the study of francophone culture.
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October 3
1927
Prime
Ministers of Canada (King) and Britain (Baldwin) inaugurated a transatlantic
telephone service.
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October 4
1964
This
Hour Has Seven Days first
aired on TV.
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October 5
1982
Mount
Everest, Nepal -- Laurie Skresiet was the first Canadian to reach Mt.
Everest's summit.
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October 6
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October 8
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October 9
1963
The
United States and Canada agreed to store nuclear missiles in Newfoundland.
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October 10
1973
Pierre
Elliot Trudeau became the first Canadian Prime Minister to visit China.
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October 11
1952
The
fist hockey game to be telecast in Canada is aired on Montreal, Quebec's CBFT.
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October 13
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October 14
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October 15
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October 16
1946 Hockey's Gordie Howe scored his first NHL goal. He was playing
against Toronto.
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October 17
1977 First
telecast of the House
of Commons debates.
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October 18
1980 The Metro Toronto
Zoo boast first
African elephant to be born in Canada.
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October 19
1987
Stock
market crashed. It was the worst drop in Toronto
Stock Exchange's
history.
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October 20
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October 21
1876 Manitoba's
first wheat shipment to eastern Canada: 857 bushels of Red Fife.
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October 22
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October 23
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October 24
1921 The Bluenose won
in the International Schooner Championships.
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October 25
1951 Montreal, Quebec became the fist Canadian city to reach a population of over
one million.
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October 26
1982 Parliament
amended the July 1st's national holiday name: Dominion
Day became Canada
Day.
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October 27
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October 28
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October 29
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October 30
1995
Quebecers rejected sovereignty
by a slim margin: 50.6 % voted no.
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October 31
Annual -
Halloween
1902
Marks the first official message
over the Pacific
Cable.
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