2013
The Papal Conclave begins to select the successor of Pope Benedict XVI.
2002
Canada banned human embryo cloning but permitted government-funded scientists to use embryos left over from fertility treatment or abortions.
1989
The Louvre Pyramid designed by I. M. Pei is inaugurated by French President Francois Mitterrand.
1981
Canadien Guy Lafleur scores his 1000th NHL Point.
1966
John Lennon says the Beatles are more popular than Jesus.
1950
Walt Disney’s “Cinderella” was released across the U.S.
1922
1st vampire film Nosferatu premieres at the Berlin Zoological Garden, Germany, an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
1918
The first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic.
