Today in 1914, five miles off the coast of Vancouver Island, $1.15 million was handed over to the Seattle Construction and Drydock Company by the B.C. government to buy 2 submarines.

It was under wraps due to neutrality laws & the fact Chile had already partly paid for the subs.

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau walks away from Queen Elizabeth II's plane on Aug. 5, 1978. Three-year-old Sacha stands behind him, while future Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marches towards his father.

📸Boris Spremo

Today in 1914, Canada entered the First World War.

Over the course of the next 1,560 days:

66000+ Canadian and Newfoundlander soldiers were killed, 50% of which were under the age of 26.

172,000+ Canadian and Newfoundlander soldiers were wounded.