Episode 1
Underground Railroad
Mar 31, 1991
An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.
Episode 2
Valour Road
Mar 31, 1991
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.
Episode 3
Jacques Plante
Mar 31, 1991
Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.
Episode 4
Jennie Trout
Mar 31, 1991
Jennie Trout becomes Canada's first woman doctor.
Episode 5
Superman
Mar 31, 1991
Comic book artist Joe Shuster, en route to visit his cousin, Frank Shuster, creates Superman.
Episode 6
Peacekeepers
Mar 31, 1991
Canadian peacekeepers are stationed in Cyprus to help diffuse tension between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
Episode 7
Responsible Government
Mar 31, 1991
Queen Victoria decides to grant Canada responsible government after the crushing of the Rebellions of 1837.
Episode 8
Soddie
Mar 31, 1991
Prairie settlers build a house of sod.
Episode 9
Nellie McClung
Mar 31, 1991
Feminist, politician, and social activist Nellie McClung demands the right to vote in Manitoba.
Episode 10
Orphans
Mar 31, 1991
French Canadian families adopt Irish orphans in the 1850s while allowing them to maintain part of their Irish heritage.
Episode 11
Jacques Cartier
Mar 31, 1991
French navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier misunderstands some Natives resulting in the name Canada.
Episode 12
Halifax Explosion
Mar 31, 1991
Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.
Episode 13
Wilder Penfield
Mar 31, 1991
A Montreal neurosurgeon makes ground-breaking advances in the treatment of seizure disorders.
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