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Halifax in the early times was populated by Mi’kmaq, They were the first inhabitants. 1749 was the year the city was changed forever. The British established the city mainly to compete with the French fort in Nova Scotia. It was used as stronghold for the military through a number of wars that it had undergone. Namely the American Revolution and the War of 1812. It played a major part in the rescue operations for the sunken Titanic in April 14, 1912. Three cemeteries still exist today where 150 Titanic victims were buried but were never identified. The first major maritime disaster unfolded here in 1917. The city is known for a lot of FIRSTs. Canada’s representative government, Protestant church and the newspaper.