{"slug": "st-lawrence-river", "label": "St. Lawrence River", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_River", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134750", "qid": "Q134750", "description": "major river in eastern Canada and the United States, flowing into the Gulf of St. Lawrence", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1535, 1916], "span_label": ["1535 CE", "1916 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Saint Lawrence River"], "related": [{"slug": "montreal", "label": "Montreal", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "quebec-city", "label": "Quebec City", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "royal-navy", "label": "Royal Navy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "edward-boscawen", "label": "Edward Boscawen", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "queen-anne-s-war", "label": "Queen Anne's War", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "halifax-nova-scotia", "label": "Halifax, Nova Scotia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1535, "year_label": "1535 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "October 2", "text": "October 2 – Jacques Cartier reaches the island in the Saint Lawrence River, that eventually becomes Montreal.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561145#October–December", "title": "1535", "revid": 1369561145, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1711, "year_label": "1711 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "August 22", "text": "August 22 – The Quebec Expedition, a British attempt to attack Quebec as part of Queen Anne's War, fails when 8 of its ships are wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River and 890 people, mostly soldiers, drown.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364260988#July–September", "title": "1711", "revid": 1364260988, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1755, "year_label": "1755 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 5", "text": "June 5 – At the entrance of the Saint Lawrence River, a squadron of Royal Navy ships, under the command of British Admiral Edward Boscawen, intercepts the nine French ships dispatched to save Canada; seven of the nine ships are concealed by fog and are able to reach their destination; another of the transports escapes.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360194188#April–June", "title": "1755", "revid": 1360194188, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1759, "year_label": "1759 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 4", "text": "June 4 – After arriving at Canada, the Royal Navy fleet sails out of British-controlled Halifax toward the St. Lawrence River to prepare the invasion of French Quebec.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354612770#April–June", "title": "1759", "revid": 1354612770, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1760, "year_label": "1760 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 20", "text": "April 20 – France's Marshal François Gaston de Lévis departs from Montreal up the St. Lawrence River with 7,000 troops on a plan to retake Quebec City from the British.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358844484#April–June", "title": "1760", "revid": 1358844484, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1916, "year_label": "1916 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "September 11", "text": "September 11 – A mechanical failure causes the central span of the Quebec Bridge, a cantilever-type structure, to crash into the Saint Lawrence River for the second time, killing 13 workers.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373519106#September", "title": "1916", "revid": 1373519106, "section": "Events › September"}}]}