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Heritage Minutes Season 1, Episode 12: Halifax Explosion

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Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion. Watch Heritage Minutes Season 1, Episode 12 Halifax Explosion in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Heritage Minutes Season 1, Episode 12 and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Episodes

13 episodes
1

Underground Railroad

An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.

1 min
2

Valour Road

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.

1 min
3

Jacques Plante

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

1 min
4

Jennie Trout

Jennie Trout becomes Canada's first woman doctor.

1 min
5

Superman

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

1 min
6

Peacekeepers

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

1 min
7

Responsible Government

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

1 min
8

Soddie

Prairie settlers build a house of sod.

1 min
9

Nellie McClung

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

1 min
10

Orphans

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

1 min
11

Jacques Cartier

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

1 min
12

Halifax Explosion

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

1 min
13

Wilder Penfield

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

1 min