Two days after 9/11, Queen Elizabeth II broke with centuries-old tradition and instructed the royal band to play the “Star Spangled Banner” during the changing of the guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
#NeverForget911
Happy Canada Day everyone!
Enjoy this thread of our prime ministers as animated characters!
23. Justin Trudeau (2015 - Present)
First son of a Prime Minister to serve as Prime Minister.
Only federal leader to take his party from third-party status to a majority government.
How each province and territory got its name:
British Columbia:
Originally, the southern portion of the province was named for the Columbia River. The central region was named New Caledonia.
To avoid confusion with Colombia, Queen Victoria named it British Columbia in 1858.