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Model T Ford
The Model T Ford was created by the motor works company of Ford and too this day is still a staple in our history as one the revolutionized devices that stapled our transport systems. The ford wasn't the first car though, that belongs to the Three Wheeled Benz made by Karl Benz in 1886 -
The Spanish Flu
The Spanish flu was a treacherous, catastrophic even that took place in the late teens to early 20s. The influenza was widespread throughout many countries, including Canada. The main effects of it were dry cough, runny nose, fever aches in the body as well fatigue. The first cases documented were among us troops during the first world war. 25-50 million people perished, establishing this event in the history books as one of the worst pandemics of all time -
The Radio
The radio was a instant hit in the early 20s where you could listen to many different different things, such as hit music that the stars were playing like jazz, talk shows, game shows, and even the ball game where stars like Babe were playing. The radio was in every house on every block every street in town, city, village, country you name is the radio was there. It was created by Guglielmo Marconi in the mid 1890's. -
Winnipeg General Strike & Bloody Saturday
The Winnipeg general strike was a large and one of the most renown Canadian strikes in our history, the main reasons for the strikes were workers wanting higher pay rates and safer and more cleansed working conditions. Nearing the end of the strike the NWMP (North West Mounted Police) were fed up and proceeded to shoot into crowds in a attempt at stopping the rally, they injured and killed many. -
Jazz Age
The jazz age was a revolutionary of music and stapled jazz as a hole. Star men and women like Louis Armstrong, Eddie Lang, Mamie Smith and Sidney Bechet were the face of the genre, preforming at many bars, clubs, joint such as the Stork Club in Port Stanley were very popular. -
Residential Schools
These schools were dark times in our countries history, the horrors at these school harmed nations races, and many people. At a young age first nations people were taken to these "schools" where they were taught basics and religion, but not their own. Those who rejected the religion were beaten, harmed assaulted sexually and physical, and or killed. The Churches and government ran these school and harmed hundreds of poor young men and women. -
Discovery Of Insulin
Insulin was discovered by Sir Fredrick G Banting, Charles H, and JJR Macleod at the university of Toronto and was later purified by James B Collip. Insulin is created in the pancreas and is vital part in how we live, people that are diabetic are incapable of creating this due to the bodies immune system by attacking the cells. -
Flapper
A flapper is a fashion trend where women wore a short skirt, hat with short hair who primarily danced went to clubs and had fun. During the twenty it became a hit because of the wacky design for its age. Dances flappers primarily did were the Charleston. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The act named the Chinese exclusion act was a group of policies passed to abolish the anti-Chinese racism, the Chinese people living in Canada even those who who were born here had give and sign forms and register. If the needs were not met they would be fined and or deported. -
Golden Age Of Sports
During the golden age the many popular sport consisted of baseball, golf, college/university sports, dancing, and even singing were very popular, player, like The Great Bambini and The Iron Horse stapled baseball as a whole. Jack Dempsey, and Satchel Paige are more stars. -
The Great Depression/Black Tuesday
In 1929 a event those call black Tuesday occurred where the stock market crashed in the U.S sending a shock wave effect to many other countries such as Canada. These are what we like to call symptoms of the economic depression Like a cold, a cough isn't why your sick, the illness comes from many reasons. The Great Depression was a sad time in everyone's past where after the crash life was miserable. Low food costs but no money for food, the dole is a easy way out. -
Relief/Dole
The dole was a form of relief given out by governing offices and was either tickets for food rations or a small amount of money to tie you over for a while. Going on the dole was seen as a unmanly way out, as it was as easy as walking into a building and picking it up. Other forms of relief, like I said previously could be food rations, tickets for stores or a relief camp, also know as a labor camp would put men and women to work and get paid a very small amount of currency. -
Bennet Buggies
A Bennet Buggie was a form of transportation where a vehicle like the Model T were stripped of its engine, windows, and running motor parts, and was replaced by horse power. Many things where named after the PM during the time of the Great Depression as a sign of mockery.