🍁 June 24
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📅 Historical Events
1968
Pierre Trudeau's Election Night Riot
During Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations in Montreal, protesters pelt Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau with bottles during a parade, but Trudeau refuses to leave his grandstand seat in a celebrated act of defiance.
1977
Bill 101 Charter of French Language Introduced
Quebec's Bill 101, the Charter of the French Language, is introduced by the Parti Québécois government, making French the sole official language of the Quebec National Assembly and courts.