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1
Co-created by Canadian artist Joe Shuster, the famed Man of Steel makes his first appearance in comic racks across the nation. - Television, 9:02 photo
1938
Superman makes his debut
2
In Westminster Abbey, Elizabeth triumphantly receives her crown and Canada has a new Queen. - Television, 21:37 photo
1953
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
3
A new generation of fur coats is about to hit the market and be all the rage. - Radio, 3:15 photo
1949
Nylon fur coats introduced
4
In Rolphton, Ont., the first Candu reactor begins producing electrical power. - Radio, 2:05 photo
1962
First Candu reactor powers Canadian homes
5
The surprising results of Quebec's 1966 election may signal the end of the Quiet Revolution. - Radio, 13:23 photo
1966
Union Nationale defeats Lesage's Quebec Liberals
6
Beachville, Ontario claims to be the "real" home of baseball. Today is the anniversary of the first documented game, played here in 1838. - Television, 5:44 photo
1988
Baseball's 'real home' celebrates game's 150th anniversary
7
Three days after the Tiananmen Square massacre, the first planeload of Canadians has left China's capital. - Radio, 2:25 photo
1989
Canadians flee troubled Beijing
8
The Manitoba legislature is the site of secret rendezvous, gay bashing, and a new human rights bill. - Television, 2:46 photo
1987
Manitoba moves to protect gays during AIDS crisis
9
Major Deanna Brasseur discusses her career in the Canadian air force, including her historic 1989 graduation from the CF-18 training program. - Television, 10:23 photo
1989
Canada's first female fighter pilots cleared for takeoff
10
Canada pays tribute to the wartime prime minister who passed away on June 10, 1937. - Radio, 7:31 photo
1937
Remembering Robert Borden
11
University of Toronto bestows 100-year-old Selma Plaut with an honorary degree. - Television, 1:40 photo
1990
Graduation for Canada's oldest university student
12
Scott Young, journalist, author and famous father, looks back on his early days. - Radio, 9:04 photo
2005
Scott Young, the dean of Canadian sports writing, dies
13
The Supreme Court rules that the province's English-only laws must be translated into French. - Television, 6:11 photo
1985
4,000 Manitoba laws declared invalid
14
People across Ontario, Quebec and the northern United States see the gleaming fireball cross the night sky but only a congregation of cows are there to witness it fall to the earth with a dramatic boom. - Television, 2:20 photo
1994
A farmer's five billion year old meteorite
15
A Canadian and a Russian are the first people to ski to the North Pole and back. - Radio, 1:48 photo
1995
Pair pulls off polar adventure
16
After 29 years of service, Canada's Blue Berets prepare to leave the Mediterranean hotspot for good. - Television, 2:17 photo
1993
Canadian peacekeepers bid farewell to Cyprus
17
Dinner is served and it's better than ever on TransCanada Airlines. - Radio, 2:22 photo
1949
Quick Freeze airline meals take flight
18
After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela is set free and travels to Canada to address Parliament – something he cannot do in his own country of South Africa. - Radio, 4:39 photo
1990
Nelson Mandela addresses Canadian Parliament
19
A vicious hurricane strikes the Gulf of St. Lawrence, killing 35 and devastating the town of Escuminac. - Television, 18:31 photo
1959
The Escuminac Disaster
20
The CBC's Lloyd Robertson gives live coverage of the official ceremonies in Ottawa. - Radio, 5:57 photo
1967
The National Library of Canada opens new HQ
21
21 men die after fire ravages a city lockup. - Television, 12:20 photo
1977
Deadly fire at Saint John jail
22
In a test of endurance, golfers play round the clock in Yellowknife. - Radio, 2:28 photo
1968
Golfing under the midnight sun
23
Britain's Royal Navy searches for survivors and wreckage from a jet carrying 329 people – most of them Canadian. - Television, 7:07 photo
1985
The downing of Air India Flight 182
24
The Prince and Princess of Wales visit St. John's to celebrate Newfoundland's founding as a British colony. - Television, 2:12 photo
1983
Charles and Diana charm Newfoundlanders
25
The hit-making lineup kicks off a sold-out reunion tour in hometown Winnipeg. - Television, 1:59 photo
1983
The Guess Who: together again
26
Construction of the world's tallest freestanding structure is completed and the CN Tower opens to the public (stock footage). - Television, 6:52 photo
1976
CN Tower opens to the public
27
The RCMP signs a controversial licensing deal with Walt Disney to market the Mountie image worldwide. - Television, 2:53 photo
1995
Disney scores right to market Mountie products
28
One month before his 23rd birthday, Terry Fox passes away in a B.C. hospital. - Television, 2:12 photo
1981
Terry Fox dies
29
One of the world's greatest dancers begins his new life in Toronto. - Television, 2:18 photo
1974
Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union
30
Canada's shiny new one dollar coin has a cute nickname, and an early fan following. - Television, 2:01 photo
1987
Introducing the loonie
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