2020
United Kingdom formally withdraws from the European Union (Brexit).
2015
17 year old Lydia Ko of New Zealand becomes the youngest golfer in men’s or women’s golf history to be ranked No. 1 in the world
2010
Avatar becomes the first film to gross over $2 billion worldwide.
1981
Gaetan Boucher skates world record 1000m (1:13.39).
1971
Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon.
1958
US launches their 1st artificial satellite, Explorer 1.
1951
Duplessis Bridge over the St. Maurice River collapses, killing four people.
1930
3M begins marketing Scotch Tape.
1920
Quebec Bulldogs’ Joe ‘The Phantom’ Malone sets NHL record of 7 goals in one game against Toronto.
1865
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. It was ratified by the necessary number of states on December 6, 1865. The amendment abolished slavery in the United States.