Dominion of Newfoundland
UK possession in North America between 1907 and 1949
6 dated entries naming Dominion of Newfoundland, drawn from 6 separate years between 1907 CE and 1949 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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20th century
- 1907September 26 – New Zealand and Newfoundland become dominions of the British Empire.source
- 1931December 11 – The Parliament of the United Kingdom enacts the Statute of Westminster, which establishes a status of legislative equality between the self-governing dominions of the Commonwealth of Australia, Canada, the Irish Free State, Newfoundland, the Dominion of New Zealand and the Union of South Africa.source
- 1934February 16 – The Commission of Government is sworn in, as a form of direct rule for the Dominion of Newfoundland.source
- 1941August 9 – Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet on board ship at Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland. The Atlantic Charter (released August 14), setting goals for postwar international cooperation, is created as a result.source
- 1948July 22 – The Dominion of Newfoundland votes to join Canada, after a referendum.source
- 1949March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.source