2016
British TV series “The Crown” premieres with Claire Foy playing Queen Elizabeth II and Matt Smith as Prince Philip
2015
Justin Trudeau sworn in as Canadian Prime Minister with a cabinet split equally between men and women.
2014
The body of the last missing victim is found on board the wrecked Costa Concordia, during its dismantling in Genoa.
2008
Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate John McCain.
2001
“Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” 1st film adaptation of the books by J. K. Rowling, premieres starring Daniel Radcliffe.
1996
British girls group the Spice Girls release their debut album “Spice”, goes on to sell 23 million copies.
1993
Jean Chretien is appointed the Prime Minister of Canada by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn.
1992
Trois-Rivières goaltender Manon Rhéaume the first woman to sign a professional hockey contract.
1980
Republican candidate Ronald Reagan is elected President of the United States, defeating incumbent Democrat US President Jimmy Carter by a landslide.
1979
500 Iranian students loyal to Ayatollah Khomeini seize the US Embassy in Tehran, taking 52 hostages for 444 days.
1958
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli crowned as pope John XXIII.
1956
Journalist René Lévesque debuts in new Société Radio-Canada public affairs show, ‘Point de Mire’.
1953
Société Radio-Canada starts broadcasting La Famille Plouffe; the series is Quebec’s first téléroman.
1946
United Nations Educational, Scientific, & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) formed
1939
At the 40th National Automobile Show the first air-conditioned car was put on display.
1936
Creation of the Société Radio-Canada, the french counterpart of the CBC.
1922
Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt.
1873
Dentist John Beers of San Francisco patents the gold crown.
1783
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Symphony No. 36” premieres in Linz, Austria.