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  • The 1908 Tie Election
    The election of 1908 resulted in the two parties winning the same number of seats, and produced Newfoundland and Labrador's most famous constitutional crisis
  • Global Relations and the Spanish Influenza
    The Spanish flu did not originate in Newfoundland and Labrador, but the ports, shipping schedules, and global trade relations made it vulnerable.
  • The 1918 Spanish Flu
    The Spanish flu of 1918-19 killed between 20 and 40 million people worldwide. It is one of the largest outbreaks of disease in recorded history.
  • Civil Governors, 1825-1854
    Newfoundland did not receive official colonial status until 1825, when the British government appointed the first civil governor, Sir Thomas Cochrane.
  • Civil Governors
    Civil governors represented the authority of the crown in Newfoundland and Labrador and upheld the colony's Constitution.
  • Prescott, Sir Henry (1783-1874)
    Biography of Sir Henry Prescott who served as civil governor of Newfoundland from 1834-1841.
  • Harvey, Sir John (1778-1852)
    Biography of Sir John Harvey, who was civil governor of Newfoundland from 1841-1846.
  • LeMarchant, Sir John Gaspard (1803-1874)
    Biography of Sir John Gaspard LeMarchant, civil governor of Newfoundland from 1847-1852.
  • Hamilton, Ker Baillie (1804-1889)
    Biography ofKer Baillie, civil governor of Newfoundland from 1852-1855.
  • Cochrane, Sir Thomas John (1789-1872)
    Biography of Sir Thomas John Cochrane, civil governor of Newfoundland from 1825-1834.
  • Events Leading up to the Great Depression
    Factors that caused the eventual Great depression that began in the fall of 1929 and did not end until World War II.
  • Disasters 1892-1929
    Some of Newfoundland and Labrador's best-known and most destructive disasters occurred during the era of Responsible Government.
  • Profile of Governors
    Profiles of all the governors of Newfoundland from 1610-present.
  • Newfoundland Constabulary
    The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is one of the oldest police forces in North America. It officially formed in 1871, but its roots go back much further, to 1729.
  • Military Man Turned Aviation Historian
    A brief biography of Robert Holland Tait (1891-1964), Great War veteran, poet, and historian.

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