2020
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches carrying the Dragon capsule from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station. First private company to launch astronauts into space.
2013
Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage.
2003
“Finding Nemo”, directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres is released.
1997
Former Montreal Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs.
1986
Barry Bonds makes his MLB debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1967
Robert “Evel” Knievel’s motorcycle jumps 16 automobiles in Gardena, California.
1935
Babe Ruth’s final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies.
1911
At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
1832
The Rideau Canal in eastern Ontario is opened.
1631
Publication of La Gazette, the first French newspaper.
1431
Hundred Years’ War: in Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal.