December
18
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
8 moments and Albertans connected to 18 December, spanning 1922 to 2005.
- 6 born
- 1 founded
- 1 died
1922
Wood Buffalo National Park created
A federal order-in-council established Wood Buffalo National Park straddling the Alberta–NWT boundary to protect the last free-roaming herd of wood bison. It remains Canada's largest national park.
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- 1922Wood Buffalo National ParkFounded
national park in Canada
Read on Wikipediasource data104 years ago today
Also on this date
- 1923
- 1934Richard HaskayneBorn
Canadian businessman and philanthropist
Read on Wikipediasource data92 years ago today
- 1971
- 1985
- 1988
- 1989
- 2005
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