Official Languages Act (Canada)
1969 · Event
Trudeau makes English and French equal languages of the federal government, entitling Canadians to be served in either — the centrepiece of his answer to Quebec separatism.
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- Canadian Confederation (1867)
- Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759)
- Champlain founds Quebec (1608)
- New France (1608)
- Cartier claims Canada for France (1534)
- Constitution patriated with the Charter (1982)
- John Cabot reaches North America (1497)
- Canadian Pacific Railway built (1881)
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- Prague Spring (1968)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Six-Day War (1967)
- Watergate scandal (1972)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- The Troubles (1968)
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- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- The Beatles (1960)