He was the physical education teacher at Springfield CollegeSpringfield College in Springfield, Springfield, MassachusettsMassachusetts (1890 to 1895).

Because it can enable us to be a enable us to be a very discipline personvery discipline person as it teaches us to think more carefully so that we are able to take the ball away from the opponents. Basketball has trained us to be fast in everything and sharp-brained.

James Naismith, he was the Canadian physical education instructor who invented basketball in 18911891.

Evolution of basketballEvolution of basketball. It first started out as the basket being a peach basket and soccer balls.

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Nellie McClungNellie McClung, she was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist.

She launched the "Persons Case,""Persons Case," contending that women could be "qualified persons""qualified persons" eligible to sit in the Senate. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the current law did not recognize them as such.

The whole thing was proposed in 1914 but the idea was approved in 1917.1917.

In WinnipegWinnipeg, Manitoba.

She hated the fact that women were treatedwomen were treated as if they weren’t actually people. So, she decided to do something about it. Besides, if we didn’t have women's’ voteswomen's’ votes, then our politics wouldn’t be the same.

The flag committee flag committee

andand John Matheson. John Matheson. The creation of a new flagcreation of a new flag stirred a national debate. Many Canadians were strongly attached to the Red Ensign, the British Union Jack and Canadian coat-of-arms on a red field. It had been used, officially and unofficially, for generations.

The debate started in 1964.The final design was picked on December 15th, 1964; Queen Elizabeth ll proclaimed it official on January 28th, 1965.

There were so many options for the Canadian flag, but Matheson didn’t think any of them were right for the country. Finally, the committee decided on the flag that we know today.

The video took place in the flag committee room.

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