1. In April 14. 1912 the 'unsinkable' Titanic hit an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland and sank.
2. Newfoundland entered confederation with Canada on March 31.1949
3. Joseph R Smallwood was Newfoundlands first premier
4.The premier of Newfoundland at thta time was Brian PeckFord
5. The father of confederation, Joseph Smallwood died on December 18, 1991
6. The fishermans moratorium was declared in 1992
7. In 1965 the Newfoundland section of the Trans Canada Highway was compleated and opened.
8. On Dec 12. 1901 the first wireless message was sent from Signal Hill
9. In 1892 most of St. Johns was burned to the ground by fire
10. In 1992 the Naval base located in Argentia was shut down.
11. The richest Iron Ore deposit in North America was found in Labrador City, Labrador
12. The part of the house that is called the 'drashel' is the door step
13. L'Anse Aux Meadows is the name of the Newfoundland community where remains of a Viking settlement was found.
14. The names of the two Newfoundland communities that were not taken by the French was Carbonear and Bonavista
15. The princess that was captured by the pirate Gilbert Pike was Sheila Na Geira