On January 28th Manitoba became the first province to grant women the right to vote. This was in so small part due to the efforts of suffragette Nellie McClung. To learn more, we spoke with Bette Meuller of the Nellie McClung Society.
June 28 – Chinese Canadians and the Prairie West
June 24 – 1968 Saint-Jean Baptiste Day
June 22 – Dief the Chief Becomes Prime Minister
June 21 – National Aboriginal Day – Treaty 8
June 20 – National Library of Canada Opens
June 17 – Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
June 16 – Saskatchewan Wakes up to a Socialist Government
June 15 – Herman ‘Jackrabbit’ Smith-Johannsen
June 14 – Province of Canada’s First Parliament
June 13 – The Last Fatal Duel
June 9 – The Politics of The Great Depression
June 8 – Mackenzie King Becomes Longest Serving PM
June 7 – The Beothuk
June 6 – D-Day
June 3 – Newfoundland Referendum of 1948
June 2 – Stan Rogers Passes
June 1 – The Cypress HIlls Massacre
May 31 – Ernest Manning
May 30 – Neal Beaumont is Born
May 27 - Algonquin Park is Established
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