3 October 1927
Prime Minister Mackenzie King chats with his British counterpart, inaugurating Canadian transatlantic telephone service.
4 October 1957
The Avro Arrow is unveiled on the same day the Soviets launch the satellite Sputnik.
6 October 1986
The United Nations awards the people of Canada the Nansen Refugee Award for the country’s record of sheltering world refugees.
Credit: Wikimedia
9 October 1958
The last Sabre jet rolls off the assembly line at Canadair for delivery to the West German air force.
11-12 October 1899
The Second Boer War begins in South Africa; more than 7,000 Canadians serve there during the next three years; 267 die.
13-14 October 1943
Canadians enter Campobasso, Italy. The town becomes a recreational hub for Canadian troops, earning it the nicknames Canada Town and Maple Leaf City.
Credit: Jack H. Smith/DND/LAC/PA-213690
17 October 1944
HMC ships Prince Henry and Prince David land liberation forces in Greece.
Credit: Gilbert A. Milne/DND/LAC/PA-116338
18 October 1917
The Canadian Corps relieves Australian and New Zealand forces, which had been decimated at the First Battle of Passchendaele.
21 October 1916
During the Battle of Ancre Heights in France, Canadians briefly hold Regina Trench. They would capture it for good on Nov. 11.
22 October 1940
Sqdn. Ldr. Ernie McNab, commanding officer of No. 1 (Canadian) Fighter Squadron, becomes the first member of the RCAF awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
23 October 1969
An explosion and fire in the engine room of HMCS Kootenay kills nine and wounds 53, 354 kilometres west of Plymouth, England. The ship was deployed with NATO.
24 October 1945
The United Nations Charter is ratified in Washington, D.C.
25 October 1854
During the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War, Canadian-born Lieut.Alexander Roberts Dunn earns the Victoria Cross.
Credit: Legion Magazine Archives
27 October 1943
Troops sail from Scotland to Italy to strengthen Canadian forces.
28 October 1942
The Alcan Military Highway linking Yukon and Alaska, intended to move supplies north in the event of a Japanese invasion, is completed.
29 October 1942
The Canadian Intelligence Corps is authorized.
Credit: CWM/20210253-011
30 October 2009
A landmine kills Spr. Steven Marshall while on foot patrol in Panjwai district southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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