On This Date: October 2015
1 OCTOBER 1944
Battle of the Scheldt begins; the First Canadian Army has a hard slog to open the port of Antwerp.
2 OCTOBER 2001
The U.S. anti-terrorism campaign is boosted by NATO’s affirmation that an attack on one member is an attack on all.
3 OCTOBER 1914
The first contingent of 30,000 in the Canadian Expeditionary Force sails from Quebec to join war efforts in Europe.
4 OCTOBER 2002
Queen Elizabeth II starts her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada.
5 OCTOBER 1786
Prince William, later King William IV, is the first member of the royal family to visit Canada.
6 OCTOBER 1818
The War of 1812 peace treaty returns Fort Astoria on the Columbia River to the United States.
7 OCTOBER 1950
The United Nations recommends “all appropriate steps be taken to e...