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ON THIS DATE
1 July 1867 The first four provinces enter Confederation.
2 July 1940 HMCS St. Laurent rescues 861 German and Italian PoWs from a torpedoed ship bound for Canada. 8 July 1944 The Highland Light Infantry liberates Buron, France.
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9 July 1945 A total eclipse of the sun is photographed from an RCAF Spitfire.
10 July 1943 The 1st Canadian Infantry Division lands with the Allies in Sicily.
11 July 1916 Minister of Militia Sam Hughes reviews troops at Camp Borden, Ont.
12 July 1943 RCAF Beaufighter pilot FO J.H. Turnbull shoots down three bombers over Sicily.
13 July 1993 Citizens of Lahr, Germany, hold a ceremony to bid Canadians farewell, as CFB Lahr closes after 42 years of NATO service.
14-17 July 1916 Battle of Bazentin Ridge, part of the Somme offensive in France.
15 July 2015 Lt.-Col. Jill Bishop takes over command of No. 400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron at CFB Borden in Ontario.
16 July 1945 Canadian uranium is used in the detonation of the first atomic bomb. 17 July 1812 British forces capture U.S. Fort Mackinac, which was unaware war had been declared.
18 July 1960 RCAF drops food supplies to the UN contingent in the Congo during a civil war.
3 July 1964 Four FLQ terrorists receive eight-year sentences for armed robberies.
4 July 1812 The first American PoWs are received at Melville Island Prison in Halifax.
5 July 1950 HMC ships Cayuga, Athabaskan and Sioux depart for Korea.
6 July 2012 CFB Borden gets its first female base commander, Col. Tammy Harris.
7 July 2011 Canada hands over command of Kandahar, Afghanistan, base to the U.S. 19 July 1943 HMCS Huron begins 20 years of service with the Royal Canadian Navy.
20 July 1871 British Columbia joins Confederation, on the promise of a rail link and representation in Parliament.
20-21 July 1944 Calgary Highlanders are in an all-night firefight near Verrières Ridge in France.
22 July 1940 The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan begins training students.
23 July 1916 The Battle of Pozières Ridge, also part of the Somme offensive, begins in France.
24 July 1927 The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is inaugurated in Ypres, Belgium.
July
25 July 1943 Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is ousted.
26 July 1758 The French fortress at Louisbourg surrenders to the British.
27 July 1953 The Korea Armistice Agreement is signed. 28 July 1884 The Settlers’ Union in Prince Albert, Sask., issues a manifesto of grievances; the Northwest Rebellion heats up.
29 July 1982 The CF-18 Hornet reaches Mach 1.6 on its first test flight in St. Louis, Mo. 30 July 1918 The first of 100,000 Canadian troops begin congregating for the Battle of Amiens in France.
31 July 1942 The Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service is founded, attracts 6,500 by 1945.
AUGUST On This Date Events
Visit legionmagazine.com. The items will appear August 1. Here’s a taste of what to expect. 19 August 1942 Canada suffers more than 3,000 casualties in the disastrous Dieppe raid.
