Negotiations: The Soviet Union agrees to banning nuclear weapons from outer space (1967). Negotiation: Canada and the U.S. agree to coordinated continental defence with the creation of NORAD (1958). Politics: King George VI addresses the Parliament of Canada (1939)....

Politics: One-million demonstrators march through Beiing, calling for more democracy (1989.) Disaster: Mount Saint Helens erupts (1980). Disaster: A fire in Montreal destroys one quarter of Montreal (1765)....

Negotiation: David Milgaard receives $10 million after being wrongly convicted of murder (1999). Disaster: A fire in a prison in Honduras leaves more than 100 inmates dead (1994). Media: Hearings into the Watergate scandal are televised, as the public can witness the downfall of President Nixon (1973)....

Politics: The Liberals in B.C. come to power, winning all but two of the 79 seats (2001). Politics: President Kennedy speaks to Parliament in Ottawa (1961). Politics: Russian leader Khrushchev criticizes U.S. President Eisenhower at a Paris summit meeting (1960)....

Politics: A dispute with Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day prompts eight members to leave the party (2001). Space exploration: The last Mercury mission is launched (1963). Disaster: A tornado in Texas kills 73 people (1896)....

Disaster: Two trains collide in Japan, killing 40 people (1991). Negotiation: The Warsaw Pact is signed, putting the Soviet Union in charge of the armed forces of seven other countries (1955). Politics: John Diefenbaker, who later becomes Prime Minister, takes his seat as a federal Member of Parliament (1940)....

Disaster: An explosion at a fireworks factory in the Netherlands kills 22 people (2000). Disaster: A fire in Japan kills 118 people at a nightclub (1972). Media: The first commercial FM station goes on the air in the U.S. (1939)....

Politics: Former President Carter beings a five-day visit to Cuba (2002). Politics: The Bloc Québécois, advocating separation of Quebec from Canada, is formed (1990). Disaster: A fire in China leaves 193 people dead (1987)....

Disaster: A fire at a soccer stadium in England kills 50 people (1985). Politics: Prime Minister Pearson meets with President Kennedy and announces Canada will buy nuclear war heads (1963). Negotiation: The German delegation is not pleased with conditions in the Treaty of Versailles, which ends World War I (1919)....

Politics: Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister (1940). Politics: Ottawa sends its own ambassador to Washington (1920). Communications: The first telephone is installed in the White House (1877)....