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- Quebec City's 400th anniversary, celebrated in 2008, commemorated the founding of Quebec City in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain.
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Quebec City's 400th anniversary, celebrated in 2008, commemorated the founding of Quebec City in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. Quebec City is the oldest francophone city in North America . [2] Along with Acadia, the city represents the birthplace of French America.
Jul 6, 2008 · The year-long celebration of Quebec's 400th anniversary comes to a head on July 3, which by popular reckoning is the date Samuel de CHAMPLAIN and his shipmates established the first permanent white settlement in North America in 1608. But it's increasingly clear the preparations for the festivities have been only a catalyst for longer-term renewal.
Quebec City's 400th anniversary, celebrated in 2008, commemorated the founding of Quebec City in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. Quebec City is the oldest francophone city in North America. Along with Acadia, the city represents the birthplace of French America.
Jul 22, 2013 · What should we make of anniversary celebrations such as these? Québec's 400th was followed by BC's 150th - and was preceded by Newfoundland's 500th. Ostensibly, these events are about history, but only rarely are they historical.
Our 400th anniversary series, My Quebec City, introduces us to places in the city that have a special meaning for a dozen celebrated residents - past and present -...
Dec 31, 2008 · Quebec City will say adieu to its 400th anniversary year with an enormous slide public slide show and choral concert on New Year's Eve. Massive crowds expected for big finale outside...
Jul 3, 2008 · QUEBEC–They gathered in the driving rain under umbrellas and ponchos, and at 11 a.m. the church bells rang to mark the moment of Quebec City’s 400th anniversary.
