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NFL establishes existence of a bounty program at the New Orleans Saints 2009-11; players given incentives to injure opposition; coach Sean Payton is suspended for 2012 season.

NASA announced that the Mars rover Opportunity had discovered evidence that water had existed on Mars in the past.

Grand jury concludes US President Richard Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up.

In Toulouse, France, the supersonic transport Concorde made its first test flight.

One of the most popular musical films of all time, “The Sound of Music”, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1966).

Beatles begin filming “A Hard Day’s Night”.

Wilt ‘The Stilt’ Chamberlain scored 100 points against the New York Knicks 169-147. Chamberlain broke several NBA records in the game.

Ho Chi Minh elected President of North Vietnam

Canadian budget introduces unique pay-as-you-earn income tax system.

Eugenio Pacelli chosen as Pope Pius XII.

The motion picture King Kong had its world premiere in New York.

George Hainsworth becomes first NHL goaltender to record 20 shutouts in one season when the Montreal Canadiens beat the visiting Boston Bruins, 3-0; ends season with 22

Animated film “Ice Age: The Meltdown” directed by Carlos Saldanha with voices by Ray Romano and John Leguizamo premieres in Belgium.

Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.

Canadian Elvis Stojko hits the first quad-triple combination jump in the history of figure-skating competition to win the Championship Series final in Hamilton, Ontario

Yahoo! was incorporated.

Pink Floyd release their album “Dark Side of the Moon”.

Wilt Chamberlain the first NBA player to score 30,000 points.

Gas explosion kills 28, fifteen children, in apartment complex in La Salle, Quebec.

After an all-night movie and dinner session with his top advisers, Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses. He dies four days later..

Clarence Decatur C. D. Howe opens first Trans Canada Air Lines transcontinental passenger service from Montreal to Vancouver; Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce.

Yellowstone becomes the world’s 1st national park.

Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu.

Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church becoming the first pope to do so since 1415.

Princess Diana agrees to divorce her estranged husband, Prince Charles, calling it the saddest day of her life.

losing of the 15th Winter Olympic Games in Calgary. Canada won two Silver Medals, in Singles Figure Skating, as well as Bronze in Ice Dancing, Womens Downhill and Womens Super G.

Final TV episode of “M*A*S*H” airs (CBS); record 125 million watch in the US.

Ottawa, Ontario, Parliament creates VIA Rail Canada Inc.; Crown corporation to operate passenger rail service.

Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.

DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon.

Britain’s House of Lords agreed to give a monarch’s first-born daughter the same claim to the throne as any first-born son. This was the end to 1,000 years of male preference.

17th Winter Olympics end in Lillehammer, Norway; Canada takes home three Golds – Myriam Bédard for Biathlon (2) and Jean-Luc Brassard for Moguls Freestyle Skiing.

Singer James Brown is released from prison.

Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder record the single “Ebony & Ivory”.

Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones rock group is arrested by the RCMP and charged with possession of heroin with intent to traffic and possession of cocaine; police seize 22 grams of heroin, 5 grams of cocaine and narcotics paraphernalia; Richards is released on $25,000 bail; later found guilty, but released on condition the Stones play two benefit concerts for the blind.

New Orleans held its first Mardi Gras celebration.

Vienna, Austria, Ludwig van Beethoven premieres his Eighth symphony.

Henry IV crowned King of France.

Saudi Arabia bars overseas pilgrims from accessing religious sites of Mecca and Medina because of COVID-19 fears for 1st time in living memory.

Terrorist bomb explodes at World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring over 1,000.

Dallas Cowboys fire coach Tom Landry after a 29-year career.

Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album goes #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks.

Beatles release “Beatles Again” aka “Hey Jude” album.

Adolf Hitler opens first factory for production of the Volkswagen – the People’s Car in Saxony, Germany.

New York City installed traffic lights.

Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.

Silver speculator Bruce McNall, hockey star Wayne Gretzky and entertainer John Candy jointly buy CFL Toronto Argonauts; Gretzky and Candy are later financially embarrassed by the bankruptcy of McNall.

People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines’ first woman president.

Cassius Clay, a 7-1 underdog, knocks out Sonny Liston in the 7th round to become World Heavyweight Boxing Champion for the first time; later known as Muhammad Ali.

Beatles release their 1st single in US “Please Please Me”.

The New York Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens played in the first hockey game to be televised in the U.S. The game was aired on W2WBS in New York with one camera in a fixed position. The Rangers beat the Canadiens 6-2.

Austrian immigrant Adolf Hitler gets German citizenship.

In New York City, the first pneumatic-powered subway line was opened to the public.

Washington DC, Samuel Colt patents the first revolving barrel multishot firearm.

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape and a criminal sexual act in landmark case that ignited #MeToo movement.

Men’s big air snowboarding event makes Olympic debut at Pyeongchang; Canada’s Sébastien Toutant is inaugural gold medallist.

Cuba’s parliament named Raul Castro president. His brother Fidel had ruled for nearly 50 years.

Britain’s Prince Charles announces engagement to Lady Diana Spencer.

Beatles begin filming “Help” in Bahamas.

The first nylon bristle toothbrush was made. It was the first time that nylon yarn had been used commercially.

The Nazi Party is founded.

In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an area was leased to the U.S. for a naval base.

First major COVID-19 outbreak in Europe in Italy with 152 cases and three deaths, prompting emergency measures, locking down 10 towns in Lombardy.

Hip Hop artist Eminem releases his first major record album ‘The Slim Shady LP’ (Grammy 2000 – Rap album).

Goaltender Patrick Roy makes his NHL debut for the Montreal Canadiens.

First presentation of Juno Awards to honour the best Canadian recording artists in Toronto, Ontario; the award is named after CRTC Chairman and later CBC/SRC President Pierre Juneau.

Luciano Pavarotti makes his debut at the Vienna State Opera in “La traviata”.

US Marines raise American flag on top of Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Photo of which by Joe Rosenthall later became iconic, inspiring the Marine Corps War Memorial sculpture.

Walt Disney’s animated movie “Pinocchio” was released.

Rotary Club founded by lawyer Paul Percy Harris and three others in Chicago, Illinois.

The U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million.

“The Times” of London publishes world’s 1st classified ad.

Johannes Gutenberg prints his first Bible (estimated date).

Jay-Z becomes 1st rapper to be inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Dolly the Sheep, world’s first cloned mammal (from an adult cell) is announced by the Roslin Institute in Scotland.

Health Canada project finds traces of cigarette smoke compounds in fetal hair; first biochemical proof that even offspring of non-smoking mothers are affected by passive smoke.

Czech brothers Anton & Peter Stastny score 8 points each in a game for the NHL Quebec Nordiques.

Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4-3.

Rock group Genesis release their 1st record “Silent Sun”

Elvis Presley has his first hit in Billboard’s top 10: Heartbreak Hotel.

1st artificial rabbit used at a dog race track (Emeryville, California).

“Lady Windermere’s Fan” by Oscar Wilde premieres at St James Theatre, London.

Organized baseball’s first game was played in San Francisco, CA.

Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa-2 touches down on asteroid Ryugu on mission to collect rock samples.

The Legend of Zelda, the first game of The Legend of Zelda series, was released in Japan on the Famicom Disk System.

Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City at the age of 39 by assassins identified as Black Muslims.

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is incorporated.

1st issue of “New Yorker” magazine published.

Quebec the first province to establish government control of liquor; for a period of time Quebec is the only jurisdiction in North America with no prohibition of alcohol.

The first telephone book is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.