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Newfoundland
1985
DC-8 crashes near Gander, Newfoundland; 258 die
1985
U.S. - French expedition locates wreckage of Titanic off Newfoundland
1982
Ocean Ranger oil-drilling platform lost off Newfoundland, 84 die
1979
44-kg Newfoundland dog pulls 2293-kg load, Bothell, Wash
1949
Newfoundland becomes Canada's 10th province
1941
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Churchill's 2nd meeting at Placentia Newfoundland
1941
Winston Churchill reaches Newfoundland for 1st talk with FDR
1941
Canada and U.S. acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 yr lease)
1940
U.S. gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease
1935
Newfoundland changes time to 3 hours W of Greenwich, repeats 44 sec
1933
Newfoundland reverts to being a crown colony
1932
Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland 1st woman fly solo across Atlantic
1912
Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as band plays on
1805
Sailing ship "Aeneus" sinks off Newfoundland killing 340
1583
Gilbert claims Newfoundland (1st English colony in North America)
1534
French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Newfoundland
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