1980 ⟶ Canada Adopts 'O Canada' as National Anthem

July 1: Adoption of "O Canada" as the national anthem of Can...
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🕊️ Slavery Abolition in Upper Canada

Upper Canada bans slavery.⟶
Slavery Abolition in Upper Canada (1793)
AbolitionismSlaveryUpper CanadaBritish EmpireHuman RightsSocial ReformLegislative Action
CanadaCanada

🏒 National Hockey League Founded

November 26: The National Hockey League is formed in Montreal, Canada.⟶
National Hockey League Founded (1917)
SportsEntertainment
CanadaCanada

🎵 United States Adopts "The Star-Spangled Banner" as National Anthem

March 3: "The Star-Spangled Banner" is adopted as the United States's national anthem.⟶
United States Adopts "The Star-Spangled Banner" as National Anthem (1931)
National AnthemMusicIdentity
United StatesUnited States

🚨 FLQ Crisis and War Measures Act

October – December: FLQ seizes hostages, causing Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau of Canada to issue the War Measures Act.⟶
FLQ Crisis and War Measures Act (1970)
TerrorismPolitical ViolenceSeparatismHostage Crisis
CanadaCanada

🐳 Greenpeace Environmental Organization Founded

Greenpeace founded.⟶
Greenpeace Environmental Organization Founded (1971)
EnvironmentalismActivismConservationSocial ChangeClimate Change
CanadaCanada

🇨🇦 Canada Adopts 'O Canada' as National Anthem

July 1: Adoption of "O Canada" as the national anthem of Canada.⟶
Canada Adopts 'O Canada' as National Anthem (1980)
National AnthemNational IdentitySymbolismMusicGovernment
CanadaCanada