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In February 1969, the FLQ set off bombs at the Montreal Stock Market (injuring 28 people) and at the offices of the Queen's Printer in Montreal. [5] March 1969 saw the outbreak of violent demonstrations by French-Canadians, who demanded for McGill University, a traditional bastion of Montreal's English-speaking elite, to be transformed into a ...
The Montreal Stock Exchange bombing was a domestic terrorist bombing of the Montreal Stock Exchange building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Thursday, February 13, 1969. [1] Perpetrated by the separatist Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), the bombing happened some 40 minutes before the end of trading, injuring 27 people. [2]
May 2 – Telesat Canada is formed; May 4 – In a repeat of the previous season's hockey finals, the Montreal Canadiens defeat the St. Louis Blues four games to none to win the Stanley Cup. June 2 – The National Arts Centre in Ottawa opens; June 27 – Parliament decriminalizes consensual homosexual sex, with some exceptions
Operation McGill français was a large street demonstration in Montréal during the Quiet Revolution.Though comprising a range of trade unionists, Quebec nationalists, students and other leftists raising many different demands (along with a small contingent from McGill's CEGEP), the protest's key objective was for McGill University to become a French-speaking educational institution.
On 13 February 1969, the FLQ set off a powerful bomb that ripped through the Montreal Stock Exchange causing massive destruction and seriously injuring 27 people. After another series of bombings, on 28 September 1969, they bombed the home of Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau. After the bombing, police concluded that the bomb was placed in the toilet ...
The Sir George Williams affair (also referred to as "The Sir George Williams Computer Centre Incident") [1] was a 1969 event at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, now a part of Concordia University. It was the largest student occupation in Canadian history, and resulted in $2 million of property damage. [2]
Pages in category "1969 in Montreal" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
1969 Attendance Despite Jarry Park Stadium being the smallest venue in Major League Baseball, the Expos drew 1.2 million fans in 1969. [ 16 ] April 14, 1969: In the first Major League Baseball regular season game in Canada, the Montreal Expos defeated the St. Louis Cardinals , 8–7.