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South African President F.W. de Klerk lifted a ban on the African National Congress and promised to free Nelson Mandela.

Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose in New York City.

Maple Leafs’ Ian Turnbull scores 5 goals in a game against Detroit Red Wings, setting a record for an NHL defenceman.

Playmobil toys debut at the Nuremberg Toy Fair, designed by Hans Beck and produced by the Brandstätter Group

Barbra Streisand’s 1st #1 hit, “The Way We Were”.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon flies for the first time.

GI Joe, debuts as a popular American boy’s toy.

Hubert de Givenchy presents his first collection in Paris.

Frank Sinatra’s singing debut in Indianapolis (Tommy Dorsey Orchestra).

2 days after becoming chancellor, Adolf Hitler dissolves the German Reichstag (Parliament).

NYC’s Grand Central Terminal opens.

Queen Victoria’s funeral takes place in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, England.

The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (known as the National League) was formed in New York. The teams included were the Chicago White Stockings, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Stockings, Hartford Dark Blues, Mutual of New York, St. Louis Brown Stockings, Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Louisville Grays.

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning becomes all-time record-holder for MVP trophies, winning his 5th at the NFL Honours in New York.

“House of Cards”, starring Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood and Robin Wright as his wife, is released on Netflix.

Janet Jackson’s breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to Federal Communications Commission censorship guidelines.

NASA’s space shuttle Columbia exploded while re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere. All seven astronauts on board were killed.

“Harvest” 4th studio album by Neil Young is released (best selling album US 1972)

1st scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395).

The Beatles’ 1st #1 hit “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” topped the Hot 100, stays #1 for 7 weeks before being replaced by “She Loves You”.

“The Misfits” premieres in NYC, final movie for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe.

Founding of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Giacomo Puccini’s opera “La Boheme” premiered in Turin.

Fire destroys Parliament Buildings at Quebec.

United Kingdom formally withdraws from the European Union (Brexit).

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

Avatar becomes the first film to gross over $2 billion worldwide.

Gaetan Boucher skates world record 1000m (1:13.39).

Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon.

US launches their 1st artificial satellite, Explorer 1.

Duplessis Bridge over the St. Maurice River collapses, killing four people.

3M begins marketing Scotch Tape.

Quebec Bulldogs’ Joe ‘The Phantom’ Malone sets NHL record of 7 goals in one game against Toronto.

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.

The World Health Organization declares the Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern at a meeting in Geneva.

The Hudson’s Bay Company announces it is selling its fur business due to declining sales; the HBC was originally founded as a fur trading company in 1670.

Rock band Kiss plays their 1st show at the Coventry Club in Queens, NY.

The Beatles’ last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.

State funeral of Winston Churchill at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.

Yves Saint Laurent, at age 22, held his first major fashion show in Paris.

Elvis Presley records his version of “Blue Suede Shoes”.

Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Hindu extremist Nathuram Godse.

V Winter Olympic Games open in St Moritz, Switzerland.

Adolf Hitler was named the German Chancellor.

“Around the World in 80 Days” by Jules Verne is published in France by Pierre-Jules Hetzel.

Marvel film “Black Panther” directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chadwick Boseman premieres in Los Angeles

David Beckham launches a Major League Soccer team in Miami.

Attack on mosque in Quebec kills 6 and injures 17, shooter is French-Canadian student

Ken Dryden’s #29 jersey is retired by the Montreal Canadiens.

Lucien Bouchard sworn in as Premier of Quebec; former Bloc Quebecois Leader replaces Jacques Parizeau.

IX Winter Olympic Games open in Innsbruck, Austria

The first members to the NFL’s Hall of Fame were named in Canton, OH.

Walt Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty” released

The first members of major league baseball’s Hall of Fame were named in Cooperstown, NY.

Walt Disney starts work as an artist with KC Slide Co for $40 a week.

In World War I, Paris was bombed by German zeppelins for the first time.

The Coca-Cola Company is incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia.

Opening of McGill University in Montreal; built with legacy from fur trader James McGill.

The U.S. space shuttle Challenger exploded just after takeoff. All seven of its crewmembers were killed.

Charity single “We Are the World” is recorded by supergroup USA for Africa (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and other pop stars).

Six Americans who had fled the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran, on November 4, 1979, left Iran using false Canadian diplomatic passports. The Americans had been hidden at the Canadian embassy in Tehran.

The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.

Iceland became the first country to introduce legalized abortion.

Work begins on the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom.

Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 to win her first Grand Slam title.

Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple iPad.

Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial.

LA Kings end Wayne Gretzky’s NHL-record 51-game scoring streak.

A fire in the Apollo 1 Command Module kills astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger B. Chaffee during a launch rehearsal.

Montreal starts to build subway, at estimated cost of $300 million; Quebec agrees to help with financing.

“Heartbreak Hotel” single released by Elvis Presley, his first million-selling single.

Siege of Leningrad lifted by the Wehrmacht after 880 days and more than 2 million Russians killed.

John Baird, a Scottish inventor, demonstrated a pictorial transmission machine called television.

“Tarzan of the Apes”, 1st Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater.

Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp.

First regular mail coach service starts between Quebec and Montreal.

LA Lakers basketball legend Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash in foggy conditions in the hills above Calabasas, southern California; considered one of the greatest players in the game’s history.

U.S. President Bill Clinton denied having an affair with a former White House intern, saying “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.”

“Phantom of the Opera” opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 4,000+ performances.

Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky scores 50th goal in 49th game of season.

“The Dukes of Hazzard” premieres on US TV network CBS.

“Bridge over Troubled Water” 5th and final studio album by Simon & Garfunkel is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year, Best Engineered Non-Classical Album 1971).

“Are You Lonesome Tonight?” by Elvis Presley hits #1

VII Winter Olympic Games open in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

Filming begins on film “Gone With the Wind”.

Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.

The Cullinan diamond, at 3,106.75 carats, was found by Captain Wells at the Premier Mine, near Pretoria, South Africa.

The first wave of the Egyptian revolution begins in Egypt, with a series of street demonstrations, marches, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes in Cairo, Alexandria, and throughout other cities in Egypt.

Ottawa Senators set an NHL record with 16th consecutive home game without a win (0-15-1) in a 4-2 loss to Detroit at the Palladium; old record (15) shared by 1928 Black Hawks & 1939 Canadiens.

The defense gave its opening statement in the O.J. Simpson trial.

Accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy, Michael Jackson settles a civil lawsuit out of court.

52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived back in US.

Charles Manson and three female members of his “family” were found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit murder and seven counts of murder in the first degree. The sentences were later commuted to life sentences.

Walt Disney’s animated film “101 Dalmatians”, based on the novel by Dodie Smith and directed by Clyde Geronimi and Hamilton Luske is released in the US.

The first Emmys were presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club.

The 1st Winter Olympic Games were inaugurated in Chamonix in the French Alps.

Soda fountain patented by Gustavus Dows.

Felix Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March” first played at a wedding.

“21” 2nd studio album by Adele is released (Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2012).

Walt Disney International and Bob Iger announce it is buying computer animation film studio Pixar for $7.4 billion

Apple introduced the Macintosh during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII.

Mike Bossy becomes 1st in NHL to score 50 goals in 50 games.

Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada’s Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.

Jackie Robinson is 1st African American elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame.

Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles

Charles Vincent Massey appointed Governor General; first Canadian-born.

Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history.

Krueger Brewing Company placed the first canned beer on sale in Richmond, VA.

Alfred Hitchcock releases his first film as director – The Pleasure Garden, in England.

Russian city of St Petersburg renamed Leningrad (changed back in 1991).

Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes “Scouting for Boys” as a manual for self-instruction in outdoor skills and self-improvement. The book becomes the inspiration for the Scout Movement.