• The first B.A.s are awarded to women.

  August 31, 2016

• Women are allowed to take classes, as a condition of Lord Strathcona’s $120,000 endowment to the University

  August 31, 2016

• Approaching bankruptcy, McGill withdraws a loan from the General Indian Trust Fund.

  August 31, 2016

• William Wright Becomes The First Black Medical Doctor in British North America

  August 31, 2016

• James McGill Dies, Leaving Funds for the Establishment of a College in His Name

  August 31, 2016

• Jacques Cartier visits Hochelaga

  August 31, 2016