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The Hochelaga Rock is placed on the lower field, acknowledging the history of McGill’s land.

[timeline_excerpt]Hochelaga was an Iroquois village, likely situated near where McGill campus is today, documented by Jacque Cartier on his voyage to Canada in 1535 but found abandoned in a subsequent French expedition in 1600 (see 1553 entry above for more information). The site of Hochelaga was designated a national historic site by the Advisory Board […]

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McGill Daily publishes an issue entirely edited by its women staff entitled the ‘Pink Issue’

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For the first time, women outnumber men in the Faculty of Arts.

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Canadian Prime Minister and McGill Law alumnus, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, passes into law a provision banning Black people from entering the country.

[timeline_excerpt]While there was never a formal act banning Black immigration, Canadian officials have engaged in efforts to make it difficult for African Americans to immigrate to Canada. Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier signed an Order-in-Council banning Black Immigrants based on the notion that African Americans were not suited for the “climate and requirements of Canada.” This […]

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Chemist Annie MacLeod becomes the first woman to earn a PhD at McGill.

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Harriet Brooks is the first woman to earn a Masters at McGill, and goes on to be a leading nuclear physicist.