may 20, 1980 - 1980 Quebec Referendum
Description:
The first of two public votes in Quebec to decide whether Quebec should become independent from Canada. The 1980 referendum resulted in a ~60% vote against independence and thus failed.These referendums divided Canadians by creting tensions between federalists and sovereigntists within Quebec, threatening to split the country in half.
Added to timeline:
Date:
may 20, 1980
Now
~ 45 years ago