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Date |
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| 1 | 1689 | - 1689—1697: King William's War.
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| 2 | 1776 | - 4 Jul 1776: U. S. Declaration of Independence.
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| 3 | 1788 | - 7 Mar 1788: Town of Watervliet, NY formed.
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| 4 | 1798 | - 1798: Beginning of Irish immigration to Canada.
- 1798: Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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| 5 | 1801 | - 1 Jan 1801: Act of Union - Great Britain and Ireland merged.
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| 6 | 1813 | - 1813: Watervliet Arsenal established.
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| 7 | 1817 | - 1817—1825: Erie Canal construction.
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| 8 | 1825 | - 26 Oct 1825: Erie Canal officially opens.
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| 9 | 1836 | - 30 Apr 1836: West Troy, NY incorporated as village.
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| 10 | 1841 | - 5 Feb 1841: Province of Canada created by merging Upper and Lower Canada, some powers delegated to elected Legislative Assembly.
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| 11 | 1861 | - 1861—1865: Civil War - U.S.
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| 12 | 1862 | - 1862: "The Great Fire" of Troy, NY.
- 20 May 1862: Homestead Act (US) signed into law.
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| 13 | 1867 | - 1 Jul 1867: British North America Act:
-Dominion of Canada created.
-Parliament of Canada created.
-Position of Prime Minister of Canada created.
-Four Provincial governments created - Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
-Governor of Canada is now "Governor-General"
-Canada's supreme political authority rests with the Queen and her British Government.
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| 14 | 1874 | - 1 Oct 1874: Original Congress street bridge over the Hudson River between the Village of West Troy to the City of Troy. Formerly served only by ferries.
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| 15 | 1895 | - 1895: Town of Colonie, NY formed from part of the town of Watervliet.
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| 16 | 1896 | - 21 May 1896: Town of Green Island, NY formed from part of the town of Watervliet.
- 1 Aug 1896: City of Watervliet, NY incorporated from remaining portion of the town of Watervliet and the village of West Troy.
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| 17 | 1900 | - 1900: Village of Lanstingburgh annexed by Troy, NY.
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| 18 | 1914 | - 28 Jul 1914—11 Nov 1918: World War I
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| 19 | 1929 | - 25 Oct 1929: Black Friday stock market crash.
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| 20 | 1931 | - 11 Dec 1931: Statute of Westminster / Founding of "Commonwealth":
-British Parliament can no longer make laws for Canada.
-Canada can modify or repeal past British-made legislation
-Canada has right to its own foreign policy.
-Virtual political independence from Britain.
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| 21 | 1939 | |
| 22 | 1952 | - 6 Feb 1952: Queen Elizabeth II is proclaimed "Queen of Canada", the first British monarch to receive such a title.
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Abt 1856 - Yes, date unknown