British Columbia History: Difference between revisions

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Some of the significant events for [[Portal:British Columbia|British Columbia]] include:<br>1778 Captain James Cook claimed the coast for the British Isles.  
Some of the significant events for [[Portal:British Columbia|British Columbia]] include:
 
<br>1778 Captain James Cook claimed the coast for the British Isles.  


1788 East India Company built a trading post at Nootka.  
1788 East India Company built a trading post at Nootka.  
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1871 The Province of British Columbia was formed on 20 July 1871.  
1871 The Province of British Columbia was formed on 20 July 1871.  


1885 The Canadian Pacific Railway line was completed to the coast.  
1885 The Canadian Pacific Railway line was completed to the coast. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
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