The following is where I got my (mis)info from:
 
Discovery Day is observed in the Yukon on the Monday nearest August 17, the
day gold was discovered at Bonanza Creek in 1896. In Newfoundland and
Labrador, it is observed on the Monday nearest June 24, the date of John
Cabot's landing on the coast of North America in 1497.
Encarta Encyclopedia
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

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