1 December 1943 Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet in Tehran and express their determination to win the war in Europe. 2
1 November 1918 Sgt. Hugh Cairns earns the Victoria Cross for capturing multiple machine-gun crews near Valenciennes, France. He is mortally wounded in the process.
1 October 1917 Lt.-Col. Philip Bent is posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for leading a successful counterattack to regain lost positions near Polygon Wood, Belgium. 3
2 September 1945 Japan signs an unconditional surrender, ending six years of war. 3 September 1916 The Canadian Corps take a front along Pozières Ridge
1 AUGUST 1957 Canada and the United States form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) to integrate air defences. 2 AUGUST 1909 The
2 JULY 1904 The Canadian Army Medical Corps is authorized. 4 JULY 2007 Six Canadians are killed when their armoured vehicle hits a roadside
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
