E1 - Underground Railroad

Aired: March 31, 1991

An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.

E2 - Valour Road

Aired: March 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.

E3 - Jacques Plante

Aired: March 31, 1991

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

E4 - Jennie Trout

Aired: March 31, 1991

Jennie Trout becomes Canada's first woman doctor.

E5 - Superman

Aired: March 31, 1991

Comic book artist Joe Shuster, en route to visit his cousin, Frank Shuster, creates Superman.

E6 - Peacekeepers

Aired: March 31, 1991

Canadian peacekeepers are stationed in Cyprus to help diffuse tension between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.

E7 - Responsible Government

Aired: March 31, 1991

Queen Victoria decides to grant Canada responsible government after the crushing of the Rebellions of 1837.

E8 - Soddie

Aired: March 31, 1991

Prairie settlers build a house of sod.

E9 - Nellie McClung

Aired: March 31, 1991

Feminist, politician, and social activist Nellie McClung demands the right to vote in Manitoba.

E10 - Orphans

Aired: March 31, 1991

French Canadian families adopt Irish orphans in the 1850s while allowing them to maintain part of their Irish heritage.

E11 - Jacques Cartier

Aired: March 31, 1991

French navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier misunderstands some Natives resulting in the name Canada.

E12 - Halifax Explosion

Aired: March 31, 1991

Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.

E13 - Wilder Penfield

Aired: March 31, 1991

A Montreal neurosurgeon makes ground-breaking advances in the treatment of seizure disorders.