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Rockslide in Quebec City, September 19, 1889. August 1 – Alexander Davie, Premier of British Columbia, dies in office. August 2 – John Robson becomes premier of British Columbia. August 12 – The Canada (Ontario Boundary) Act, 1889 of the British Parliament expands Ontario's boundaries west to the Lake of the Woods and north to the Albany ...
In the 2022 midterm elections, per the 2020 United States census, Illinois lost a congressional seat. [4] From a high of 27 congressional seats apportioned to Illinois following the 1910 and 1930 censuses, the state has lost one to two seats in every re-apportionment cycle since 1940, with the exception of the cycle following the 1970 census.
Canada sends a delegation to the Paris Peace Talks, the conference resolving war issues. Canada signs the Versailles treaty as part of the British Empire, with parliament's approval. [93] Prohibition in Canada ends federally. [94] 1919: May 15 -June 26: The largest strike in Canadian history; the Winnipeg general strike occurs. Soldiers ...
1881 (United States and Canada) Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions, the ender of the American Federation of Labor, was founded in the United States and Canada. [18] 1881 (United States) Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners was founded. [18] 1881 (United States) Revolutionary Socialist Labor Party was founded. [18] 1882 (United States)
2022 May – July: United States abortion protests (2022-present) Venezuelan refugee crisis; 2023 May 15: Brandon Johnson becomes mayor. 2024 July 14–15: Back-to-back tornado outbreaks produce 6 weak tornadoes in the city limits of Chicago, one of which was downtown near the Presidential Towers.
Illinois is less than three weeks away from the end of daylight saving time (DST). Daylight saving time 2024 This year, clocks in most of the United States were set forward one hour at 2 a.m ...
March 2 – Congress proclaims the entire Bering Sea, an important seal breeding area, to be under US control. March 4 – Benjamin Harrison is sworn in as the 23rd president of the United States, and Levi P. Morton is sworn in as the 22nd vice president of the United States. March 11
PEORIA— The Illinois Office of Tourism and state Department of Natural Resources have set up a Fall Colors Trip Planner that helps identify the best place to look at the fall foliage.