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Gugliemo Marconi invented the first wireless radio and set up the first commercial radio station in Toronto
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The group of seven was formed in 1920. In the group were Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y Jackson, Franz Johnston,Arthur Lismer, J.E.H MacDonald and Patrick Varley. They came together to create art that allot the canadian experience.
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A legal ban on sale and transportation of liquor and manufacturing, in reason to protect families and children from alcholism.
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The Indian act was ammended to give Canadian Indians the right to vote.
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Arthur Meighan was elected as national liberal and conservative party from July 10th, 1920-December 29th, 1921.
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Canada joins the league of nations at its inception. The progressive party is formed to obtain law tariffs for western farmers.
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A federal sales tax of 1% was imposed.
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King George V authorized to use the maple leaf as Canadas emblem
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William Lyon Mackenzie King served as the 10th prime minister of Canada. He was born on December 17th, 1874 and passed on July 22nd in 1950.Mackenzie King was not someone with a great personality yet was elected for his good ideas and thoughts,
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Insulin was discovered.There were over a million people in North America who suffered diabetes. However no one knew the reason caused or how to treat it. Canadian medical researchers at the university of Toronto had discovered a treatment called Insulin. This discovery saved millions of people.
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Foster Hewitt announced his first hockey game over Toronto starts radio station, CFCA
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The Chinese exclusion Act was preformed to ban all Chinese people but foregin students, merchants and or diplomats from entering Canada.
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On this day the RCAF was established. The Royal Canadian Air Force were given tasks such as anti smuggling patrol, forest fire watch, aerial forest spraying, mail delivery and mercy fights,
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Woman in Newfoundland are given the righ to vote.
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Arthur Sicard of Quebec invented the newest technology; the snowblower.
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The Maple Leaf stadium would be the most up to date baseball stadium in minor leagues on Toronto's fleet steet.
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CBC had its first national broadcast covering the Diamond Jubilee Confederation on this date.
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Clarence Birdseye invented, developed and commercialized a method for quick-freezing food products in convienient packages without altering the taste.
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This was a major event for woman. Thid is when most woman went to trial to demand their rights to vote. At that time woman under the age of 21 were not considered "persons" and as a response to that a group called "The Group of 5" went to couurt and stood up for their rights.
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The event was devestating to most becuase all of the stocks lost 13% of all their value and everyone involved in stocks had now lost chunks of money. This date basically is known as the begining of the great depression because people lost tons of money. It got so bad the banks were running out of money to give out as loans.
