
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
1868 Marriage / PartnerOlive BELLEROSE and Joseph BENOIT 27 October 1868, St Albert, Alberta, Canada
She was 26 years old.
1869 Birth of ChildJoseph BENOIT was born 31 December 1869, St Albert, Alberta, Canada
Olive was 27 years old.
1870 Death of Spouse/PartnerJoseph BENOIT died September 1870, St Albert, Alberta, 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
Death — 192913 July 1929
St Albert, Alberta, Canada
She died at the age of 87.
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