leaders, but fails, the last time the military is used to quell a strike in Canada.
* 1936 - The Shakespearean Gardens are created.
* 1939 - Canada joins World War II against the Nazis. Stratford's National Socialist Party is outraged and a two day riot occurs.
* 1953 - The Stratford Shakespearean Festival Theatre is opened by a Stratford journalist, Tom Patterson.
* 1955 - Stratford is under direct threats from the Soviet Union after it was believed that Igor Gouzenko was in hiding in somewhere in the city.
* 1957 - The festival moves into its first permanent structure.
* 1964 - The CNR shops close.
* 1976 - The Stratford City Hall is designated a National Historic Site of Canada
* 1992 - Stratford Armoury is a recognized Federal Heritage building 1986 on the Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings.
* 1997 - Nations in Bloom crowns Stratford the "Prettiest City in the World."
* 2003 - The Stratford Festival of Canada celebrated its 50th season, welcoming 672,924 patrons to 18 plays. This was a record number of playgoers during the 50 seasons. The Avon Theatre realized a complete renewal and the Studio Theatre, a fourth theatre space seating 250 people, was added.
* 2009 - Canada 3.0 brings 1,500 people to Stratford
