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Arts & Culture 1860s

1867: The Blue Danube by composer Johann Strauss was the top musical hit of the year.

Photographs

1867: Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein.

1869: The Canadian Illustrated News was the first periodical in the world to use half-tone photographs instead of artists' engravings. Georges-Edouard Desbarats, publisher, developed the process with engraver William Leggo.

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CONFEDERATION (1:52)

A Country by Consent is a national history of Canada which studies the major political events that have shaped the country, presented in a cohesive, chronological narrative. Many of these main events are introduced by an audiovisual overview, enlivened by narration, sound effects and music.

This was the first digital, multimedia history of Canada. It started out as a laserdisc in 1993 and the CD-ROM version has been used in schools across the country. It has been approved as a curriculum-supporting resource by provincial and territorial ministries of education. This online, public domain site is the fifth edition of the project.