1700s / 18th century history on the 21st of June

1749 : HALiFAX in Nova Scotia was founded and named after the 2nd Earl of Halifax. Halifax is part of the traditional ancestral lands of the l’nu peoples, known as Mi’kma’ki, which have resided in Nova Scotia, plus New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island prior to the Europeans landing in North America in the 1400s to the 1500s, setting up their fisheries. Halifax had a population of 403,131 people in 2016. Official websites : Halifax.ca | DiscoverHalifaxNS.com

1900s / 20th century history on the 21st of June

1905 : Jean-Paul Sartre the French philosopher was born in Paris, France (died in 1980 aged 74).

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