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1968 in Canada

Explore 8 historical events and records for Canada in 1968.

Historical records for Canada in 1968

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April

Prime Minister of Canada

Trudeau, Pierre Elliott ยท Ottawa ยท Prime Minister of Canada ยท Government / Government of Canada

Becomes prime minister after winning the Liberal leadership.

November

Neil Young

Young, Neil ยท Arts / Popular Music

Releases his self-titled debut solo album after leaving Buffalo Springfield.

Other events (month unknown)

Deep-Inelastic Electron Scattering

Taylor, Richard ยท Stanford ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Leads precision electron-scattering measurements that reveal point-like structure within nucleons.

Last Time Around

Young, Neil ยท Arts / Popular Music

Appears on Last Time Around as Buffalo Springfield dissolves after a short but influential run.

Minister of Indian Affairs

Chretien, Jean ยท Minister of Indian Affairs ยท Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Minister of Indian Affairs

Minister of National Revenue

Chretien, Jean ยท Minister of National Revenue ยท Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Minister of National Revenue.

Minister of Northern Development

Chretien, Jean ยท Minister of Northern Development ยท Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Minister of Northern Development

Prime Minister of Canada

Trudeau, Pierre Elliott ยท Prime Minister of Canada ยท Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Prime Minister of Canada

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