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Heritage Minutes Season 3, Episode 8: Sir Sandford Fleming

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Engineer and inventor Sir Sandford Fleming develops the system of international standard time. Watch Heritage Minutes Season 3, Episode 8 Sir Sandford Fleming in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Heritage Minutes Season 3, Episode 8 and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Episodes

15 episodes
1

Laura Secord

Canadian heroine Laura Secord aids the British in the War of 1812 with an overland trek to warn of an American military advance.

1 min
2

Marshall McLuhan

Philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan coins the phrases "the medium is the message" and "global village."

1 min
3

Marconi

Inventor Guglielmo Marconi receives the first trans-Atlantic radio signals in Newfoundland and is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

1 min
4

Les Voltigeurs de Québec

The band of this famous French Canadian regiment rehearses for the first performance of O Canada in 1880 at Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations.

1 min
5

Louis Riel

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

1 min
6

Étienne Parent

Journalist and government official Étienne Parent demands equality for French and English.

1 min
7

Nitro

A young Chinese Canadian risks his life helping to build the Canadian Pacific Railway.

1 min
8

Sir Sandford Fleming

Engineer and inventor Sir Sandford Fleming develops the system of international standard time.

1 min
9

Maple Leaf Gardens

Considered one of the "cathedrals" of ice hockey, the construction and history of the Maple Leaf Gardens is featured.

1 min
10

Le Réseau

Engineer Thomas Wardrope Eadie develops the Trans Canada Microwave telecommunications network.

1 min
11

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Inventor Joseph-Armand Bombardier and the beginnings of his passion for engineering.

1 min
12

Maurice Ruddick

Miner Maurice Ruddick recounts the 1958 Springhill mine disaster.

1 min
13

Inukshuk

An Inukshuk a stone landmark or cairn is built on Baffin Island.

1 min
14

La Bolduc

The story of how Mary Travers becomes a famed popular singer in Quebec.

1 min
15

Sam Steele

Major 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 Yukon with pistols, despite being threatened at gunpoint.

1 min