On this day in history
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1534: Prince Edward Island sighted by Jacques Cartier.
1783: The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their hot air balloon.
1792: George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain.
1812: U.S. Congress votes for war against Britain.
1843: Official founding of the town of Victoria, BC by James Douglas.
1917: The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded.
1940: The Dunkirk evacuation ends.
1942: The Battle of Midway begins.
1962: First Canadian homes powered by CANDU nuclear reactor.
1979: Joe Clark is sworn in as Canada's 16th Prime Minister.
1980: Gordie Howe of the Hartford Whalers finally hangs up his skates at age 52.
