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These are significant dates in the
history of Toronto,
Canada.
- 1615 -
Etienne Brulé and
Hurons visit the future site of Toronto
- 1670 - Iroquois village of
Teiaiagon known to exist on banks of Humber
- September 23, 1787 -
Toronto Purchase of lands for Toronto from
Mississaugas
- 1750 - establishment of
Fort Rouillé by the French Régime
- 1759 - abandonment of Toronto to the British by the French
- 1793 - founding of
Upper Canada
- 1793 - arrival of Simcoe to Toronto
- May 1793 - founding of
York, Upper Canada.
- February 1, 1796 - York becomes the permanent capital of Upper Canada.
- 1797 - establishment of garrison at Toronto
- 1804 - First
St. Lawrence Market opens
- August 1, 1805 - Revision of Toronto Purchase
- April 27, 1813 - Americans defeat the British in the
Battle of York and loot York.
- March 6, 1834:
- December 7, 1837 -
Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, one of the skirmishes of the
Upper Canada Rebellion
- April 7, 1849 - First
Great Fire of Toronto
- September 18, 1899 - opening of
City Hall at Queen Street and Bay Street
- April 19, 1904 - Second
Great Fire of Toronto
- January 1, 1954 - incorporation of
Metropolitan Toronto
- March 30, 1954 - opening of
Yonge Subway
- September 13, 1965 - opening of
Nathan Phillips Square and
Toronto City Hall
- January 1, 1967 - reduction by merger of 13 municipalities into six of Metro Toronto.
- June 26, 1976 - opening of
CN Tower, world's tallest free-standing structure
- January 1, 1998 - amalgamation of Metropolitan Toronto's constituent municipalities into unified Toronto.
- June 8, 2010 - final resolution of Toronto Purchase between Government of Canada and Mississaugas