On April 24th 1961, the Swedish warship Vasa was salvaged. Constructed from 1926 to 1928 for the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, Vasa carried 48 cannons, almost 2 000 pounds of gunpowder and 500 gilded sculptures expressing the power and glory of the king. The ship sank during its maiden voyage on August 10th 1628 because of its top-heavy...
Including: 1 video
View more »On April 10th 1953, “House of Wax” premiered nationwide: it’s the first 3D color movie produced by a major American film studio. This remake of the 1933 horror movie “Mystery of the Wax Museum” starred Vincent Price, well known for his several horror movies. He played the role of the...
More than fifty heritage mural trails can be explored by the visitors in more than thirty cities everywhere in Canada. Most of these murals represent historical characters and important events that happened in the city. In Quebec, murals can be found in Montreal, Mont-Joli and Sherbrooke, and...
On March 11th 1990, the Mohawk people from the town of Oka, in Quebec, erected a barricade blocking the access to a golf course: this is the first event of the Oka Crisis. The mayor of the town had made plans to expand a golf course on an old Mohawk cemetery, whereas the government of Canada had...
