'Sistine Chapel of the ancients' rock art discovered in remote Amazon forest
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"Bicentennial fluff"
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The Empress of Ireland, 'Canada's Titanic,' sinks in 1914
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Historical events before 1900 you find interesting?
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The 40-year hangover: how the 1976 Olympics nearly broke Montreal
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The Greek Sailor from Hydra Who Became War Hero in Argentina
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Did you know? Some prisoners of war in New France gallicized their names. Thus, we can trace the origin of the Phaneuf surname in Quebec to Matthias Farnsworth: from Massachusetts; captured in 1704 by Abenaki Indians during Queen Anne's War; brought to Montreal where he was converted to Catholicism.
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'El Yanga' - A statue of the former enslaved person considered the "first liberator of the Americas" stands in the town named after him
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OTD - 15 février 1839: The execution of Lower Canada Rebellion participants, at Pied-du-Courant Prison in Montreal. Those 'Patriote' rebels sought to make Lower Canada, now Quebec, a republic independent from the British Empire.
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14 février 1663 Le Canada devient une province du Royaume de France. Louis XIV annule le contrat de la Compagnie des Cent Associés, qui n'a pas respecté ses engagements, et prend directement contrôle de la Nouvelle-France par l'établissement d'un gouvernement royal.
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