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Canadian aerospace engineers design and test the world's fastest, most advanced interceptor aircraft.

Philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan coins the phrases "the medium is the message" and "global village."

French coureur des bois and explorer Jean Nicolet becomes the first European to reach Lake Michigan, but thinks it's the Pacific.

The surprise victory of the Paris Crew, a group of unheralded Canadian rowers, at the 1867 World Championships.

One of Canada's most remarkable families works tirelessly to aid displaced persons and refugees during the Second World War.

Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.

Author, artist and physician during World War I John McCrae pens In Flanders Fields.

Three men from Pine Street in Winnipeg win the Victoria Cross in World War I, and the street's name is changed to Valour Road in their honour.

Italian navigator and explorer John Cabot discovers the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and runs "aground" on a bounty of fish.

Canadian heroine Laura Secord aids the British in the War of 1812 with an overland trek to warn of an American military advance.

Engineer Thomas Wardrope Eadie develops the Trans Canada Microwave telecommunications network.

L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland is settled by Norsemen (Vikings) around the year 1000 CE.

An enterprising Canadian cinema operator invents the modern multi-screen movie theatre.

One family's quick thinking helps them to survive the 1870 fire in Saguenay, Quebec.

The first woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada faces prejudice in the classroom.

Legal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate John Humphrey drafts the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Women's rights activist, jurist, and author Emily Murphy's quest for equal rights for women.

The first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons Agnes Macphail fights for penal reform.

Joseph Casavant, world renowned organ maker, builds his first organ.

Montréal Royals players and fans welcome the first African American player, marking the beginning of the end of baseball's colour barrier.