1921 - The Bluenose Schooner Is Launched - Insulin is Discovered - Canada Gets a Coat of Arms - William Lyon Mackenzie King Becomes Canada's

On March 26, the legendary schooner Bluenose gets launched in Nova Scotia. At the time, it was the fastest vessel of its kind 

The Bluenose is portrayed in this 1929 Canada Post postage stamp.
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The 10 cent Canadian coin features the Bluenose since 1937. The design is by master engraver Emmanuel Hahn based on a photograph by Wallace MacKaskell.
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Frederick Banting and Charles Best discover insulin on July 27, the life-saving drug that has saved millions of diabetics since its discovery.

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An idealized painting of the discovery of insulin.
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On November 21, Canada receives its coats of arm (by Royal Proclamation) and its official colours of red and white.

Canada's coat of arms. "A Mari Usque Ad Mare" means "From Sea To Sea".
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Following the federal election of December 6, the Liberal leader William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister on December 29.

A CPAC mini-documentary about the 1921 Canadian Federal Election.
Source of video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/xtRkGYU_CFA