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21
Politician and businessman Peter Mitchell, a Father of Confederation, died in Montr\u00e9al. As Canada\u2019s first minister of fisheries, Mitchell caused an international incident when he authorized Canadian ships to seize American vessels in Canadian waters. His later years were marred by scandal and a personal campaign to bring down Sir John A. Macdonald.<\/span>\r\n<\/p>","locale":"en"},{"id":"0759df37-c22a-4239-a6f2-23536e27fa6c","timeline_event_id":"8451","title":"Mort de Peter Mitchell ","body":"

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\r\n\tLa Marine royale l\u2019emporte sur les flottes combin\u00e9es des Fran\u00e7ais et des Espagnols lors de la bataille de Trafalgar, contrecarrant ainsi les plans d\u2019invasion de la Grande-Bretagne de Napol\u00e9on.\r\n<\/p>","locale":"fr"}],"media":[],"title":"Battle of Trafalgar","body":"

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