08/13/1941 The Canadian Women’s Army Corps is established. 08/13/1942 General Bernard Montgomery takes over Eighth Army in Egypt. 08/14/1945 VJ-Day. Victory over Japan Day is
08/6/1944 Sailing with the 10th Destroyer Flotilla out of Plymouth, HMCS Haida and HMCS Iroquois are part of an impressive action near Belle Isle. A
07/30/1962 Prime Minister John Diefenbaker officially opens the Trans-Canada Highway at Rogers Pass, B.C. 07/30/1974 The prime ministers of Greece and Turkey sign a peace
07/23/1917 Canadian troops participate in a successful raid through the Mericourt trench against enemy dugouts and trench mortar emplacements. 07/23/1974 In Cyprus, A fragile ceasefire
07/16/1945 Royal Canadian Navy cruiser Uganda engages in attack on Honshu, the main island of Japan. 07/16/1945 An atomic bomb is tested in New Mexico.
07/9/1944 British and Canadian forces enter the severely bombed city of Caen, Normandy. 07/9/1969 The federal government recognizes English and French as Canada’s official languages.
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
