April 16th,2015 - This Date in History.

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1457 BC – Likely date of the Battle of Megiddo between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh, the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted...

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Today's Canadian Headline...

1874 COMMONS EXPELS LOUIS RIEL, MP FOR PROVENCHER
Ottawa Ontario - Louis Riel 1844-1885 is expelled from the House of Commons as a fugitive, since there is a warrant for his arrest in Ontario for the shooting of Thomas Scott in Red River.

1542
La Rochelle France - Jean-François de La Roque de Roberval 1500-1560 sets sail with three ships and 200 convicts to found a colony on the St. Lawrence. Appointed France's first viceroy in Canada, Sieur de Roberval explores upriver as far as Montreal, searching for the legendary kingdom of the Saguenay; the expedition is a failure and the survivors return home in 1543.



In Other Events...

1995 Brussels, Belgium - Canada signs deal with the European Union, ending a bitter dispute over fishing rights in the North Atlantic; both sides say agreement will protect threatened fish stocks.
1992 Stony Mountain, Manitoba - David Milgaard released from prison after serving over 22 years for first-degree murder of a Saskatoon nurse; Supreme Court had quashed his conviction, but Saskatchewan decided not to retry or compensate him.
1991 Ottawa Ontario - Canadian Manufacturers Association (CMA) says Canadians will save $6.5 billion a year if 500 or so interprovincial trade barriers removed.
1989 Toronto Ontario - Blue Jay Kelly Gruber first Toronto pro baseball player to hit the cycle - a single, double, triple and home run - in a 15-6 victory over Kansas City Royals.
1984 Ottawa Ontario - Founding of the Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security; will make annual reports to Parliament; funded by Ottawa.
1981 Ottawa Ontario - All Premiers except Ontario and New Brunswick agree to patriate Constitution at once with no changes.
1980 Vancouver BC - Rene Levesque accepts the interprovincial amending formula which renounces Quebec's historic veto right in exchange for financial compensation for those provinces who refuse the right to retreat from federal equalization programs.
1961 Chicago Illinois - Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup.
1957 Montreal Quebec - Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup.
1954 Detroit Michigan - Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup.
1949 Toronto Ontario - Toronto Maple Leafs win their third consecutive NHL Stanley Cup by sweeping the Detroit Red Wings in four games.
1945 Groningen Netherlands - Canadians take Groningen after four-day battle.
1945 Halifax Nova Scotia - German U-Boat torpedoes Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper HMCS Esquimalt off Halifax.
1941 Washington DC - William Lyon Mackenzie King 1874-1950 meets Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House to discuss how Canada can earn more $ US for American purchases.
1939 Toronto Ontario- Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 1 for Stanley Cup; first NHL playoff expanded to the best-of-seven games format.
1917 Ottawa Ontario - Government takes tariff duties off wheat, flour, and semolina.
1907 Montreal Quebec - McGill University medical building destroyed by fire.
1903 Ottawa Ontario - Canada raises tariff on German imports to retaliate for a similar move by Germany.
1895 Chatham Ontario - Chatham incorporated as a city.
1894 Ottawa Ontario - John Sparrow David Thompson 1845-1894 narrowly fails to bring Newfoundland into Confederation; conference fails to agree on terms.
1887 Thorold Ontario - Rebuilt and enlarged Welland Canal opened for navigation.
1874 Guelph Ontario - William Johnston founds an agricultural college at Guelph; becomes the Ontario Agricultural College, today's Guelph University.
1856 Victoria BC - James Douglas 1803-1877 declares all gold found in BC to be the property of the Crown.
1853 Toronto Ontario - Toronto Locomotive Works builds 'Toronto'; first steam locomotive built in Canada.
1825 Newfoundland - Thomas Cochrane 1789-1872 appointed first resident Governor of Newfoundland; serves from Oct. 8, 1825 to 1827.
1818 Washington DC - US Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot Agreement, on the US-Canada border, and no naval vessels on the Great Lakes.
1796 Brantford Ontario - Molly Brant dies; sister of Joseph Brant and mistress of Sir William Johnston.
1739 Winnipeg Manitoba - François de Varennes de La Vérendrye sets out to find a river flowing westward from Lake Winnipeg.

End of C/P.