{"slug": "quebec-city", "label": "Quebec City", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_City", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2145", "qid": "Q2145", "description": "capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada", "entries": 16, "years": 15, "span": [1608, 2017], "span_label": ["1608 CE", "2017 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 3}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "montreal", "label": "Montreal", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-france", "label": "Kingdom of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "rouen", "label": "Rouen", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "united-nations", "label": "United Nations", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "quebec", "label": "Quebec", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "canada", "label": "Canada", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "winston-churchill", "label": "Winston Churchill", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "franklin-d-roosevelt", "label": "Franklin D. 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Roosevelt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373526844#August", "title": "1943", "revid": 1373526844, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1945, "year_label": "1945 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "October 16", "text": "October 16 – The Food and Agriculture Organization is established at a meeting in Quebec City as a specialized agency of the United Nations.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371513862#October", "title": "1945", "revid": 1371513862, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 2017, "year_label": "2017 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "January 29", "text": "January 29 – A gunman opens fire at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, killing 6 and injuring 19 others.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371948773#January", "title": "2017", "revid": 1371948773, "section": "Events › January"}}]}