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On April 20, 1534 Jacques Cartier began his first voyage to what is today the east coast of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Newfoundland officially joined Canada at midnight on March 31, 1949.

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Grand Falls-Windsor, NL

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John Cabot landed in North America at Newfoundland (June 24, 1497) leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.

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Jacques Cartier visited Newfoundland on May 10, 1534.

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Newfoundland became a dominion within the British Empire on September 26, 1907.

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On December 6, 2001, an amendment was made to the Constitution of Canada to change the province’s official name to Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Newfoundland changed time to three and a half hours West of Greenwich on March 30, 1935.