Template:History of Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
History
Halifax (former city)
(1749–1996)
Dartmouth
(1750–1996)
Bedford
(1980–1996)
Halifax County
(1759–1996)
Halifax (amalgamated)
(1996–present)
Events
1749:
Citadel Hill built
1750:
St. Paul's Church
established
1751:
Dartmouth Massacre
1758:
Headquarters established for Royal Navy's North American Station
1759:
Sambro Lighthouse built
1761:
Halifax Treaties
1782:
Naval battle off Halifax
1794:
Prince Edward arrives
1805:
Halifax Impressment Riot
1813:
Capture of USS Chesapeake
1814:
Royal Acadian School
established
1832:
Cornwallis Street Baptist Church
established
1856:
Halifax School for the Deaf
established
1860:
Halifax Volunteer Battalion
established
1861:
CSS Tallahassee Escape
1863:
Mic-Mac hockey stick
sold commercially
1885:
Departing Halifax for Northwest Rebellion
1887:
Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts
established
1894:
Local Council of Women established
1899:
Departing Halifax for the Boer War
1912:
Dingle Tower created
1917:
Halifax Explosion
1945:
Halifax VE-Day Riot
1945:
Bedford Magazine Explosion
1996:
Second Amalgamation
2003:
Hurricane Juan
2010:
Africville Apology
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