13 Lesser-Known Historical Facts about Canada:
1. The Indigenous peoples of Canada, including the Inuit, Métis, and First Nations, have lived in the region for thousands of years.
2. The Viking explorer Leif Erikson is believed to have reached Newfoundland around the year 1000.
3. The French explorer Jacques Cartier claimed Canada for France in 1534.
4. The Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759 was a pivotal moment in the British
conquest of Canada.
5. The Constitution Act of 1867 united three colonies into the single Dominion of Canada.
6. The Canadian Pacific Railway, completed in 1885, connected the country from coast to coast.
7. The Hudson's Bay Company, established in 1670, is one of the oldest commercial corporations in North America.
8. The Klondike Gold Rush (1896-1899) attracted thousands of prospectors to
the Yukon Territory.
9. Canada played a significant role in World War II, contributing to major battles like D-Day.
10. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, adopted in 1982, guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to Canadians.
11. The Quebec Act of 1774 allowed French Canadians to retain their language, religion, and legal system.
12. The Canadian Confederation was achieved without significant violence, unlike many other countries.
13. The invention of insulin by Frederick Banting and Charles Best in 1921 revolutionized diabetes treatment.
