If you're visiting during this season, it's in your best interest to book at least several weeks early to ensure hotel availability and decent room rates. Key Events: 1  Formula One: Grand Prix of Canada (June). 2  Montreal International Jazz Festival (June-July).
On October 25, 1865, the legendary SS Republic sank 1,700 feet to the bottom of the Atlantic. With Odysseyâs 2003 discovery of the SS Republic, the shipâs remarkable legacy lives on as her story is chronicled in publications, television documentaries and exhibits.
A torpedo casing may hold a key clue as to why the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley sank during the Civil War, scientists say. The new evidence suggests that the Hunley positioned itself much closer to its target â the Union ship the USS Housatonic on Feb. 17, 1864 â than previously believed. The Hunley torpedo sank the Housatonic, becoming the world's first successful combat submarine.