
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 -
John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1873 - November 7 -
Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1878 - October 17 -
John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1891 - June 16 -
John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 -
John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 -
Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 -
Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 -
Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 -
Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1920 - July 10 -
Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - December 29 -
William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - June 29 -
Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 -
William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1930 - August 7 -
R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - October 23 -
William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England
Death — 19388 May 1938
Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 90.
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