Today is Canada Day - Canada Celebrates its 142nd Birthday

at 04:46 on July 1st, 2009

Thank you Neighbor:)

at 05:40 on July 1st, 2009

Happy Canada Day!!

at 05:42 on July 1st, 2009

Thank you Siva:)

Paschen

at 05:48 on July 1st, 2009

A very young Nation still and yet with a very diverse and rich History.

at 05:57 on July 1st, 2009

Canada can be proud of its many accomplishments. The UN Declaration of Human Rights, The Canadian Charter of Rights, Multicultralism, our involvement in almost every UN Peacekeeping Mission, Canadarm:), our involvement in the Space Program.

A lot still needs to be done, but I think Canada is on the right side of history.

Paschen

at 06:30 on July 1st, 2009

I agree ACP. It can be proud in deed.

at 07:21 on July 1st, 2009

Thank you Paschen. We must all appreciate what we have.

at 08:02 on July 1st, 2009

Some cool and sometimes silly facts about our wonderful Home and Native Land:

Canada is the second largest country in the world, with 9,971,000 square kilometres of land.

The baseball glove was invented in Canada in 1883!!!!!

With only three people per square kilometer, Canada has the fourth lowest population density in the world.

The 'inventor' of Basketball was Canadian.

Canada has the ninth biggest economy of the world

According to the United Nations Human Development Index, Canada has the highest quality of life in the world.

Many Canadians believe that Santa Claus is from Canada.

Canada is the world's eighth biggest trader.

Of all of the world's producers of natural gas, copper, zinc, nickel, aluminum, and gold, Canada is in the top five.

Canada is the home of many great inventions, including: the electric light bulb, the electric range, the electron microscope, standard time, the television, the telephone, and the zipper.

Canada is the fifth largest energy producer.

Pamela Anderson is Canadian, she was born on Canada Day, interestingly on Canada's 100th birthday (July 1, 1967).

Happy Canada Day!!

sara star

at 08:07 on July 1st, 2009

You mean Santa isn't Canadian? Aw.....

at 08:11 on July 1st, 2009

Geeze you mean all these letters I been sending to the North Pole aren't going to Santa Claus. Happy Canada Day:)

at 08:17 on July 1st, 2009

Oh no..Santa sure is Canadian :)

at 08:08 on July 1st, 2009

Thanks for this Siva. It made me proud and put a smile on my face:)

at 08:18 on July 1st, 2009

You're welcome :)

at 08:24 on July 1st, 2009

Congratulations.

The telephone?

There are four inventor of the telephone, all immigrants from Europe, as far as I know, but, apparently, I don't.

at 08:43 on July 1st, 2009

Alexander Graham Bell.

Ya, he was born in UK, but lived in Canada and considered Canadian.

Alexander Graham Bell (3 March 1847 – 2 August 1922) was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.

The modern telephone is the culmination of work done by many individuals, all worthy of recognition for their contributions to the field. Alexander Graham Bell was the first to patent the telephone

*** Note: the filter would not allow me to post the link, but its found on wikipedia, under the headings 'Alexander Graham Bell' and 'Invention of the Telephone'.

at 08:55 on July 1st, 2009

We'll claim him lol:)

at 09:26 on July 1st, 2009

And there was the Italian guy who was an immigrant also. And two more besides him. There were four patented versions of the telephone.

at 09:31 on July 1st, 2009

Thanks for this Roy:)

at 08:56 on July 1st, 2009

Sara thank you for the additional videos:)

at 09:01 on July 1st, 2009

Ya, thanks for all the videos.

I smiled and felt proud.

sara star

at 10:39 on July 1st, 2009

I just added a new that proves Santa is Canadian afterall!

at 10:45 on July 1st, 2009

Glad we sorted that out:) The rest can have St. Nicholas:)

at 09:30 on July 1st, 2009

Thank you ray:)

at 09:35 on July 1st, 2009

What is with these "installed spam filters" that don't allow us to even post any links at all?

I am also tired of having to do the spam filter thing every time I submit.

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at 09:40 on July 1st, 2009

I have addressed this in the Forum Roy. They're working on it. Siva and Paschen left a message as well.

at 09:46 on July 1st, 2009

Thanks.

at 09:49 on July 1st, 2009

ttp://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone.htm to read about Bell vs Gray and to read about Meucci, ttp://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_Antonio_Meucci.htm.

When you are in Europe, you learn that everything you know is wrong.:)