Heritage Minutes S03E05 · Louis Riel

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What thoughts ran through Louis Riel's mind as he stood on the scaffold, waiting for the trap door to open to his death?

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1. 1 1. Laura Secord1993-04-30 · 1mCanadian heroine Laura Secord aids the British in the War of 1812 with an overland trek to warn of an American military advance.
2. 2 2. Marshall McLuhan1993-04-30 · 1mPhilosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan coins the phrases "the medium is the message" and "global village."
3. 3 3. Marconi1993-04-30 · 1mInventor Guglielmo Marconi receives the first trans-Atlantic radio signals in Newfoundland and is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
4. 4 4. Les Voltigeurs de Québec1993-04-30 · 1mThe band of this famous French Canadian regiment rehearses for the first performance of O Canada in 1880 at Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations.
5. 5 5. Louis Riel1993-04-30 · 1mWhat thoughts ran through Louis Riel's mind as he stood on the scaffold, waiting for the trap door to open to his death?
6. 6 6. Étienne Parent1993-04-30 · 1mJournalist and government official Étienne Parent demands equality for French and English.
7. 7 7. Nitro1993-04-30 · 1mA young Chinese Canadian risks his life helping to build the Canadian Pacific Railway.
8. 8 8. Sir Sandford Fleming1993-04-30 · 1mEngineer and inventor Sir Sandford Fleming develops the system of international standard time.
9. 9 9. Maple Leaf Gardens1993-04-30 · 1mConsidered one of the "cathedrals" of ice hockey, the construction and history of the Maple Leaf Gardens is featured.
10. 10 10. Le Réseau1993-04-30 · 1mEngineer Thomas Wardrope Eadie develops the Trans Canada Microwave telecommunications network.
11. 11 11. Joseph-Armand Bombardier1993-04-30 · 1mInventor Joseph-Armand Bombardier and the beginnings of his passion for engineering.
12. 12 12. Maurice Ruddick1993-04-30 · 1mMiner Maurice Ruddick recounts the 1958 Springhill mine disaster.
13. 13 13. Inukshuk1993-04-30 · 1mAn Inukshuk a stone landmark or cairn is built on Baffin Island.
14. 14 14. La Bolduc1993-04-30 · 1mThe story of how Mary Travers becomes a famed popular singer in Quebec.
15. 15 15. Sam Steele1993-04-30 · 1mMajor General and police official Sam Steele (portrayed by Alan Scarfe) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police bars an unruly American (portrayed by Don S. Davis) from entering the Y