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This timeline of the history of Toronto documents all events that occurred in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, including historical events in the former cities of East York, Etobicoke, North York, Toronto, Scarborough, and York. Events date back to the early-17th century and continue until the present in chronological order.
Events in Toronto (4 C, 37 P) F. First Nations sites in Toronto (14 P) ... Timeline of Toronto history; Toronto hospital baby deaths; Toronto House of Industry;
The History of the Battle of Toronto by William Lyon MacKenzie, 1839 from the Ontario Time Machine; Historicist articles on Toronto History by Torontoist.ca; Toronto Boom Town, a 1951 National Film Board of Canada documentary covering the first half of the 20th century; Toronto Past, a blog devoted to links to Toronto history stories and resources
January 1 – Metropolitan Toronto comes into being to coordinate services among the various municipalities around Toronto. January 8 – The first oil from Alberta arrives in Sarnia through the new pipeline; March 30 – The Yonge St. subway, the first subway system in Canada, opens in Toronto
Events; Toronto Purchase: 1787: Battle of York: 1813: Battle of Montgomery's Tavern: 1837: First Great Fire of Toronto: 1849: ... Timeline of Toronto history; Ontario ...
1919 – General strikes in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Brandon, Amherst (NS). The 1919 Vancouver strike in sympathy with Winnipeg is the longest general strike in Canadian history. [25] 1919 – Alberta Coal miners at Drumheller struck for OBU union recognition
August - Pride Week 1973, a national gay rights event, takes place simultaneously in several of Canada's largest metropolitan cities, including Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver. [3] August 20 - The 1973 Artistic Woodwork strike begins. It ends on December 5, 1973. [4] October 17 - OPEC dramatically raises the price of oil.
This is a brief timeline of the history of Canada, comprising important social, economic, political, military, legal, and territorial changes and events in Canada and its predecessor states. Prehistory