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This was the first airshow displaying multiple types of planes in a fashion more like modern airshows. -
During 1919 most of Winnipeg was on strike for equal pay, better wages, and safer working conditions. Bloody Saturday was the boiling point for the strikers, who pushed over a vacant streetcar and set it aflame, the city government called for the mountain police and angry business owner's paid for muscle. The two sides confronted each other and when the strikers wouldn't budge, the police fired at them while the muscle beat people with weapons. 30 were injured, and 2 lost their lives. -
Alcohol became a big problem after WW1, with many veterans turning to it for "therapy". Because of the problems it caused like domestic abuse, public and political opinions of alcohol plummeted, leading to its ban it 1920. However, it left a gap that grew organized crime to rise to power, so it was eventually lifted.
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The first environmental conservative treaty between Canada and the US to conserve ocean fish stocks. It was also the first treaty Canada signed Independently, marking an important part of Canada's transition into a fully Autonomous sovereign state. -
Al Capone was suspected to have sent henchmen, two of whom were dressed as cops, to eliminate his rivals in the Northside gang. They lined up the men in a garage and shot them to death. -
Women were deemed "persons" by the Canadian government, allowing them to have seats in the House of Commons and the senate as well as other things -
As a symptom of the great Depression, the stock markets began to crash, leading to mass selling of stocks furthering its descent. Many lost all their money and were in debt because they bought it on credit. -
A time when the global economy crashed manly because of overuse of easy credit and over production of goods with little demand.
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During the great depression, many were starving and according to an associate of Al's he couldn't stand seeing them starve and no one was doing anything so he took it into his own hands. The soup kitchen served three meals a day, no questions asked. -
Al aggressively lobbied for expiration dates for the safety of the children and pregnant women, which lead to more foods being given expiration and best before dates. -
Mackenzie's infamous speech where he declared that he wouldn't send financial aid to provinces run by opposing political parties and that the best way to end the depression was to wait it out, which didn't sit well with the people of Canada as he lost that election -
He got away with so many crimes and murders in broad daylight, yet he was caught for tax evasion. Even the joker didn't want to mess with the IRS, yet Al boasted, "they can't collect legal tax on illegal income". He was sentenced to 11 years in prison and released on a $50,000 bail. -
Germany's unrest with the same of the treaty versitals lead to Hitler being voted into office and eventually taking over the entire government. -
On July 1st, 1935 during rising tensions jobless protestors fought each other killing one policeman, injuring 45 people, and 130 protestors arrested. -
These Olympic Games were more than just a competition, they were Nazi propaganda. Those who travelled to the games arrived to fin Germany in a stable economy unlike the rest of the world and found everything to be fine on the surface, but they left with a sense that something was wrong.