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Mohawk Warrior and Canadian Soldier at Oka
Mohawks near Oka, Quebec, protested against the expansion of a golf course and the development of condominiums on land they claimed belonged to the Kanesatake Reserve. The RCMP and the Canadian armed forces were brought in to assist the Quebec…
Signing of the Proclamation of the Constitution Act
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Queen Elizabeth II sign the Proclamation of the Constitution Act on Parliament Hill, Ottawa in 1982. The Constitution Act replaced the British North America Act of 1867 and transferred from the United Kingdom to…
Oui
Patrick Turgeon wears the Parti Québécois’ “OUI” buttons to protect his eyes while sun tanning in Montreal. The first Quebec referendum on succession from Canada took place on May 20, 1980. After a close and heated campaign, the Parti…
Toronto mourns Rev. Martin Luther King
Over 20,000 Torontonians stand with bowed heads in Nathan Philips Square, mourning the death of civil rights activist Rev. Martin Luther King.
Charles de Gaulle exclaims “Vive le Quebec libre”
On a state visit to celebrate Canada’s centenary at Expo, French President Charles de Gaulle acknowledges the crowd from the balcony of Montreal’s city hall after exclaiming “Vive le Quebec libre” ("Long live free Quebec!"). Prime Minister…
Children celebrate CANADA at Expo 67
Children dressed in their everyday clothes parade on a windy day outside the Canadian pavilion at Expo 67 mixing up the lettering of the word, CANADA. The photo recalls CA-NA-DA, Expo’s catchy theme song written by Bobby Gimby.
Atomic bomb explosion, Bikini Island
On July 1, 1946, the United States detonated the first atomic bomb during a time of peace at the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test site is now inscribed on the World Heritage list.
Marines raise the flag at Iwo Jima
Photographer Joe Rosenthal won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography for this iconic image of the U.S. Marines raising the American flag on top of Mount Suribachi at Iwo Jima during the Second World War. The image was used on the U.S. dollar in 1945.
Vimy memorial, France
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial was erected in 1936. The iconic white memorial commemorates the Battle of Vimy Ridge and honours the 11,285 Canadians killed in France throughout the First World War who have no known graves. Many historians…