On this day 25 years ago, Kim Campbell was chosen to lead the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada—and she became the first and only female Prime Minister of Canada. Campbell was also the first baby boomer to hold that office, and the only Prime Minister born in British Columbia. She held the position until November. (1993)
More Good News from this Day in History:
- The Diary of Anne Frank was published (1947)
- “Long-Haired Hare” arrived in theaters starring the new character, Bugs Bunny (1949)
- Sonia Sotomayor, was born of Puerto Rican parents in the Bronx, and later rose to become the first Hispanic justice on the U.S. Supreme Court (1954)
- Croatia and Slovenia declared their independence from Yugoslavia (1991)
- The US Supreme Court by a vote of 6-3 upheld the government’s right to provide health coverage subsidies to residents of any state…
