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Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.

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

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

Tom Patterson’s vision transforms a quiet railway town into a world-renowned cultural destination.

Lawyer, judge, and politician John Matheson looks at candidates for Canada's new flag.

A one-minute vignette on renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Wilder Penfield's pioneering procedure to cure epilepsy.

Toronto cartoonist Joe Shuster describes the comic book hero he created.

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

The explorer's first meeting with Iroquoian peoples provides one story of how Canada got its name.

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

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

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

Prairie settlers build a house of sod.

After moving his family from one end of Montréal to the other, the hockey legend scores 5 goals toward a 9–1 victory against the Detroit Red Wings.

The story of how Mary Travers becomes a famed popular singer in Quebec.

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

Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.

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

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

Sports coach James Naismith's invention of Basketball is tested by a group of young students in Springfield Illinois.