Canada Day
Marks Confederation in 1867, when three British colonies formed the Dominion of Canada. Ottawa puts on the big show, but every town has fireworks and a parade.
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Full history →Notable · 2008
Rioting erupted in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, over allegations of fraud surrounding the recent legislative election.- 2024At the centennial ceremony of the Dominion of Newfoundland National War Memorial, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission allowed an unprecedented second Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment soldier was entombed in the memorial at this ceremony.
- 2020The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement replaces NAFTA.
- 2013Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.