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| Turn of the Twentieth Century |
| Science and Technology - In 1900, Canadian inventor, Reginald Fessenden made the first wireless broadcast. This became the basis for all future radio broadcasting. |
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| Fessenden's Brant Rock Station, circa 1906 |
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| Reginald Fessenden made the first wireless radio broadcast on December 23 near Washington, D.C. |
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| Canadian Culture - Now world-famous Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" was published and became an overnight best-seller. |
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| Lucy Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables from the motion picture starring Megan Follows. Lucy was also one of the very few published female writers of her time. Many other female writers published their work under a male sounding pen name. |
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| Reginald Fessenden |
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| Canada in the World - From 1900 - 1911, Canada's immigration population of foreign-born citizens rose from 699, 500 to 1, 586, 961 |
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| Although few had "proper jobs", there was little or no leisure for the mother of the family. In the mornings there was the black leaded fire grates to maintain and in the evenings there would be mending, sewing or knitting. |