400 YEARS
BP to 1500
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BP to 1500
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| Amerindian presence attested as early as 2000 years BP | |
| Agriculture begins around 500 AD |
1500 - 1600
| 1535: | Arrival of Jacques Cartier, the first European explorer to reach Montréal |
1600 - 1700
| 1642: | Ville-Marie (Montréal) founded by Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve and Jeanne Mance |
| 1658: | Marguerite Bourgeoys opens the first school |
| 1669: | Fur trading post established at Lachine |
1700 - 1800
| 1701: | "Great Peace" signed between the Amerindians and French at Montréal |
| 1760: | Montréal falls to the British |
| 1768: | First Jewish synagogue built in Montréal |
1800 - 1900
| 1817: | Founding of Canada’s first bank, the Bank of Montréal |
| 1821-25: | Lachine Canal constructed |
| 1824: | Construction of fort on Île Ste-Hélène completed |
| 1837-38: | Rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada |
| 1860: | Victoria Bridge inaugurated |
| 1867: | Canadian Confederation |
| 1892: | First electric trolley cars |
1900
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| 1909: | Montréal Canadiens ice hockey club founded |
| 1939: | Montréal acquires its own flag |
| 1940: | First female city councillors |
| 1946: | First group of orphaned Jewish Holocaust survivors arrives in Montréal |
| 1952: | Television makes its debut |
| 1960: | Dorval Airport inaugurated |
| 1966: | Métro inaugurated |
| 1967: | Expo 67 |
| 1970: | October Crisis |
| 1976: | Olympic Games in Montréal |
| 2009: | Bixi public bicycle sharing service launched |
