2018
US coffee company Starbucks announces it will stop using plastic straws by 2020, reducing use of more than 1 billion straws a year.
1981
Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released. The game marks the debut of Nintendo’s future mascot, Mario.
1974
Pierre E. Trudeau’s Liberal Party wins Canadian parliamentary election.
1962
Andy Warhol’s first West Coast gallery exhibition in the Ferus Gallery of Los Angeles.
1956
Dick Clark’s 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand.
1955
Bill Haley & Comets’ “Rock Around the Clock” tops the billboards chart, one of the best-selling singles ever.
1947
Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Princess Elizabeth to Royal Navy Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, a member of the Greek royal family.
1944
World War II: Battle of Normandy, British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France.
1922
Johnny Weissmuller became the first person to swim the 100 meters freestyle in less than a minute, and actor best known for playing Tarzan in films.
1877
The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.