So today’s a big day! I’m 25 as of 7:05 this morning. And though I've now been on earth a quarter of a century and have a few accomplishments to my name, in the grand scheme of things, turning 25 on this day in the history of the world isn’t that big of a deal; especially when you look back at what's happened on the February 17ths of the past.

And you can actually find out what has happened in Canadian history on any particular day, on this great site. So, here are some highlights from past todays.

February 17, 1834 - Augustin-Norbert Morin & Louis-Joseph Papineau draft Ninety-Two Resolutions demanding responsible government; adopted 56 to 32 by Lower Canada Assembly. Québec

February 17, 1869 - Founding of the Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; today's Humane Society. Toronto

February 17, 1875 - Crime - NWMP put J. D. Weatherwax, last whiskey trader in Blackfoot country, out of business. Alberta

February 17, 1919 - Wilfrid Laurier dies of a stroke at age 77; Canada's First Prime Minister of French ancestry; spent 45 uninterrupted years in the House of Commons; Canada's 7th PM 1896 to 1911, longest unbroken tenure in Canadian history. Ottawa

February 17, 1923 - Ottawa Senator Cy Dennehy becomes the NHL's all time leading scorer to date with 143 goals. Ottawa

February 17, 1967 - Québec passes Bill 25, ordering Catholic elementary and secondary teachers in Montréal and Trois-Rivières to return to classrooms within 48 hours; right to strike suspended until May 30, 1968. Québec

February 17, 1973 - Frank Mahovlich of Toronto Maple Leafs scores his 1,000th point against Philadelphia Flyers.

February 17, 1981 - Start of final round of constitutional debates in the House of Commons. Ottawa, Ontario

February 17, 1986 - Canadian and Québec delegations attend the First Francophone Summit - la francophonie. Versailles, France

February 17, 1987 – Johanna Donovan enters the world, the third child of Virginia and John. The doctor says, “It’s a girl! … Red hair!” Later, Johanna's older brother says to their mom, "Your baby is beautiful, Mommy," followed by, "You can bring her back now," a few weeks later. Montreal :)

February 17, 1989 - Ottawa temporarily blocks import of Salman Rushdie's novel, The Satanic Verses; the Ayatollahs of Iran considers the novel to be blasphemous to the Koran, and demand that Rushdie be assassinated. Ottawa

February 17, 1998 - Canadian women's hockey team loses 3-1 to the USA in the gold medal game at the Winter Olympics; First time women's hockey has been a medal sport. Nagano, Japan

2010, February 17 - Olympics - Marianne St-Gelais wins a silver medal in the Women's 500 metres Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Vancouver