Canadian Confederation Act Signed: A New Country Is Born
The British North America Act of 1867 united three colonies into a single Dominion, yet London retained full control over foreign policy and constitutional amendments for over a century. This arrangement prevented Canada from establishing its own embassies until 1931 and blocked provincial agreement on amendment procedures for decades. Full sovereignty finally arrived in 1982 when patriation transferred ultimate constitutional authority to Ottawa, ending the era of British legislative oversight.
March 29, 1867
159 years ago
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l'armée du général Artabaze de Xerxès Ier est emportée par un raz-de-marée alors qu'elle assiégeait Potidée en Grèce.
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le roi des Burgondes Gondebaud promulgue la loi Gombette.
Es promulgada la bula Omne datum optimum por el papa Inocencio II con el objeto de oficializar la creación de la Orden del Temple.
Der Stauferkaiser Friedrich I. Barbarossa hält in Laufen (Salzach) einen Hoftag ab.
élection de l'antipape Innocent III.
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