March 31, 1991 · 1 min
An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.
March 31, 1991 · 1 min
Three men from Pine Street in Winnipeg win the Victoria Cross in World War I, and the street's name is changed to Valour Road in their honour.
March 31, 1991 · 1 min
Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.
March 31, 1991 · 1 min
Jennie Trout becomes Canada's first woman doctor.
March 31, 1991 · 1 min
Comic book artist Joe Shuster, en route to visit his cousin, Frank Shuster, creates Superman.
March 31, 1991 · 1 min
Canadian peacekeepers are stationed in Cyprus to help diffuse tension between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
March 31, 1991 · 1 min
Queen Victoria decides to grant Canada responsible government after the crushing of the Rebellions of 1837.
March 31, 1991 · 1 min
Prairie settlers build a house of sod.
March 31, 1991 · 1 min
Feminist, politician, and social activist Nellie McClung demands the right to vote in Manitoba.
March 31, 1991 · 1 min
French Canadian families adopt Irish orphans in the 1850s while allowing them to maintain part of their Irish heritage.
March 31, 1991 · 1 min
French navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier misunderstands some Natives resulting in the name Canada.
March 31, 1991 · 1 min
Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.
March 31, 1991 · 1 min
A Montreal neurosurgeon makes ground-breaking advances in the treatment of seizure disorders.
