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Prohobition (The Noble Experiment)
Prohibition in the year 1920 was a time period in the American History that saw a legal ban on sale and transportation of liquor (acohol) and manufacturing. This law came into affect on January 16th 1920. But what was the main reason as to why this rule needed and was applied? The law was given because it was meant to protect family and children from getting ill from alcoholism. The 20's was a roaring time for gangsters to dis obey the law of alocohol and go against any remainging laws. -
Group of Seven
The group of seven was a group of Canadian landscape painters that started in 1920, originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley. Believing that a distinct Canadian art could be developed through contact with nature, The Group of Seven is most famous for its paintings inspired by the Canadian landscape, and initiated the first major Canadian national art movement. -
Creation of the Bluenose
Bluenose was a Canadian fishing and racing schooner from Nova Scotia built in 1921. A celebrated racing ship and hard-working fishing vessel, Bluenose under the command of Angus Walters became a provincial icon for Nova Scotia and an important Canadian symbol. -
Prime Minister Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King served as the 10th prime minister of Canada. Mackenzie King was the longest serving prime minister in British Commonwealth History. He was born on december 17th 1874 but died on July 22nd in 1950. Mackenzie King was mild mannered and had nothing to his personality but he was still elected becuase the Canadians needed his ideas and thoughts. for example, his famous five cent speech. This was a major point in history. -
Insulin Discovery
Medical researcher Frederick Banting and research assistant Charles Best studied the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas of dogs at the University of Toronto. Banting believed that he could find a cure for the "sugar disease" (diabetes) in the pancreas. Researcher John Macleod and chemist James Collip then began to help prepare insulin for human use. Leonard Thompson, a 14-year-old boy who was dying of diabetes, was given the first human experimental dose of insulin, which saved his life. -
Nanook of the North Premiered
Nanook of the North (also known as Nanook of the North: A Story Of Life and Love In the Actual Arctic) is a 1922 silent documentary film by Robert J. Flaherty. In the tradition of what would later be called salvage ethnography, Flaherty captured the struggles of the Inuk Nanook and his family in the Canadian Arctic. The film is considered the first feature-length documentary. -
Canadian National Railways Formed
The Canadian Northern and Canadian Transcontinental Railways merge to form the Canadian National Railways. -
Department of National Defence Formed
The Department of National Defence, commonly abbreviated as DND, is a Canadian government department responsible for defending Canada's interests and values at home and abroad, as well as contributing to international peace and security. -
Invention of Frozen Foods
In 1923, with an investment of $7 for an electric fan, buckets of brine, and cakes of ice, Clarence Birdseye invented and later perfected a system of packing fresh food into waxed cardboard boxes and flash-freezing under high pressure. The Goldman-Sachs Trading Corporation and the Postum Company (later the General Foods Corporation) bought Clarence Birdseye’s patents and trademarks in 1929 for $22 million. -
Canada Signs Halibut Treaty
The Halibut Treaty was a 1923 Canadian–American agreement concerning fishing rights in the northern Pacific Ocean. Canada signed the Halibut Treaty with the US without the traditional British signature. -
"Humiliation Day"
The federal government more or less forbids Chinese immigration on Dominion Day, soon to be called "Humiliation Day" by Chinese-Canadians. Prior to 1923, Chinese immigration was already controlled by the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885, which imposed a head tax on all immigrants from China. After various members of the federal and some provincial governments put pressure on the federal government to discourage Chinese immigration, the Chinese Immigration Act was passed. -
RCAF (The Royal Canadian Air Force).
On this day, THe RCAF ( Royal Canadian Air Force) was established. The Rcaf was given tasks such as anti smuggling patrols, forest fire watches, aerial forest spraying, mail delivery and mercy flights. By the end of the 1930s the RCAF was not a major military force. This was mainly because RCAF was not trained and no training in the military operations. -
Invention of the Snowblower
The invention consisted of three sections; a four-wheel drive truck chassis and truck motor, the snow scooping section, and the snow blower with two adjustable chutes and separate motor. The snowblower allowed the driver to clear and throw snow over 90 feet away from the truck or directly into the back of the truck and it worked on hard, soft or packed snow. -
Women in Newfoundland Win the Right to Vote
Women in Newfoundland and Labrador won the right to vote and run for public office in April 1925 after decades of lobbying government officials and promoting their cause on the public stage. As voting members of society, women became better-equipped to influence public policy and advance their concerns, which often included domestic violence, maternal health, child welfare, and public education. -
Invention of the Batteryless Radio
The line-operated vacuum tube receiver was invented in 1925 by Edward S. Rogers, Sr.. The unit operated with 5 Rogers AC vacuum tubes and the Rogers Battery-Eliminator Power Unit (power supply). This unit was later marketed for $120 as "Type 120". He established the Toronto station CFRB (an abbreviation of Canada's First Rogers Batteryless) to promote sales of the product. -
Mackenzie King Re-Elected
Despite a recently uncovered scandal involving the Liberal Minister of Customs, King and his party won the 1926 election. He took advantage of the prosperity of the late 1920s to reduce the war debt and to introduce an old-age pension scheme. -
First Patented Snowmobile
In 1927, the first patent for a snowmobile was issued to Carl J. Eliason of Sayner, Wisconsin. The patent listed Eliason's invention as a snow machine. -
The Persons Case
This was a major event for women in 1929, this was when most women went to trial to demand their right to vote. Back then, women and women under 21 were not considered as ''persons''. Becasue of this, the group of 5 was established. The group of 5 was a group of 5 canadian women who in 1927 went to court and stood up for their rights. They asked if the word ''persons'' refers to only female persons. As a result of this, it led to women later on having the right to vote. -
The Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday)
October 29th of 1929 was the official day for the Major and horrific Stock Market Crash. Most peopel refer to The Stock Market Crash as Black Tuesday. This was a devastating and memorable event because all stocks lost 13% of all their value. This Date is basically known as the beginning of the Great Depression because people lost tons of money and were in debt because they spent all of their money on stocks. It became so bad that not even the banks had any money to lend out for people. -
Second Stock Market Crash
After a one-day recovery on October 30, where the Dow regained an additional 12%, the market continued to fall, arriving at an interim bottom on November 13, 1929.
