-
Henry Ford
Henry Ford was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. Ford did not invent the automobile, but he developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle class Americans could afford. His Model T car revolutionized transportation and American culture.Video -
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin was an English comic actor and filmmaker who rose to fame in the silent era. Chaplin became a worldwide icon through his screen persona "the Tramp" and is considered one of the most important figures of the film industry. Video -
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford was a Canadian motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Known as "America's Sweetheart," she was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting.Video -
Snowmobile
Joseph-Armand Bombardier was a Canadian inventor and businessman who was the founder of Bombardier. At age 13, he was ingeniously manufacturing tractors, locomotives, and miniature boats equipped with clockwork mechanisms. His most famous invention was the snowmobile.Video -
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. This literary classic recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, a young, mischievous, orphan girl mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert who had intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm.Video -
Model T
The Ford Model T "Tin Lizzie" is an automobile that was produced by Henry Ford's company. It is regarded as the first affordable automobile and the car that opened travel to the middle-classes. Ford's use of the assembly line method of production was extremely efficient and profitable. The Ford Model T was named the world's most influential car of the 20th century in an international poll.Video -
Edmonton Grads
The Edmonton Grads were a Canadian women's basketball team. The team continues to hold the North American record for the sports team with the best winning percentage of all time. The team compiled a record of about 502 wins and 20 losses between 1915 and 1940. The team held 108 local, provincial, national and international titles and had been the undisputed world champions for 17 years in a row. Website -
Ford Highland Park Factory
An assembly line is a manufacturing process in which parts are added to a product in a sequential manner to create a finished product much faster than with handcrafting-type methods. Ford's cars came off the line in three minute intervals. This was much faster than previous methods while using less manpower.Video -
Flappers
Flappers were a "new breed" of young women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was considered acceptable behavior. Flappers were seen as brash for wearing excessive makeup, drinking, treating sex in a casual manner, smoking, driving automobiles, and otherwise flouting social and sexual norms.Video -
Group of Seven
The Group of Seven was a group of Canadian landscape painters from 1920 to 1933. Believing that a distinct Canadian art could be developed through direct 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.Website -
Canadian Tire
John Billes and Alfred Billes invested their combined savings of $1,800 in The Hamilton Tire and Garage Ltd which they sold in 1923. The Billes brothers used this money to create an auto-supply company called Canadian Tire. Video I -
The Charleston
The Charleston is a dance named for the harbor city of Charleston, South Carolina. The rhythm was popularized in mainstream dance music in the United States by a 1923 tune called "The Charleston" which became one of the most popular hits of the decade. Video -
Jazz Music
Jazz is a music genre that originated within the African-American communities of the Southern United States. Its roots lie in the combining by European harmony and form elements, with the existing African-based music. Many white people saw jazz as a threat to morality.Video
