President Reagan fires all striking air traffic controllers. 6 Benjamin Tucker's Liberty, the most prominent individualist anarchist periodical of its time, first publishes. Ontario Premier Bob Rae signs an agreement giving indiginous Canadians the right to govern themselves. Anthony Comstock orders latest issue of American Student of Art destroyed for obscenity. U.S. Congress passes Tonkin resolution, giving President wider powers to wage war in Vietnam.
Canadian government passes draft law conscripting Canadian citizens into European War.
Tamil refugees are found drifting in life boats off Newfoundland. On his return the following April, he is stripped, tarred and covered with cotton. As a means of maintaining our standard of living, the Science Council of Canada suggests a stop to the processes of urbanization and immigration. 22 National rail strike begins in Canada and lasts until August 30th, when it is ended by legislation. Shay's Rebellion begins in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.