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Paris cathedral Notre Dame catches fire, toppling its spire and destroying its roof.

Two bombs explode near the finish line at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, killing 3 people and injuring 264 others.

Volcanic ash from the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland leads to the closure of airspace over most of Europe.

Students in Beijing launched a series of pro democracy protests upon the death of former Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang. The protests led to the Tienanmen Square massacre.

Montreal Expos play their first baseball game in the Olympic Stadium – the Big O – after moving from Jarry Park.

NFL changes penalty flag from white to bright gold.

The first B-52 prototype was tested in the air.

Jackie Robinson becomes 1st African-American to play in US major league baseball (Dodgers).

The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive.

First ‘Impressionist’ exhibition opens in Paris, features Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro and Berthe Morisot.

Abraham Lincoln dies 9 hours after he is shot attending the play “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington.

Justin Trudeau, son of long-serving Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, is elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Icelandic Volcano Eyjafjallajökull begins erupting from the top crater in the centre of the glacier

The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.

Metallica file a lawsuit against P2P sharing phenomenon Napster. This lawsuit eventually leads the movement against file-sharing programs.

America’s first space shuttle, Columbia, returned to Earth after a three-day test flight. The shuttle orbited the Earth 36 times during the mission.

In Chicago, Illinois, videotape is first demonstrated.

Hydro-Québec founded by the Quebec Hydro-Electric Commission after the Duplessis government expropriates Montreal Light, Heat and Power Consolidated and its subsidiary, Beauharnois Light, Heat and Power Company; after public criticism of poor service and high rates.

The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The Atlantic passenger liner Titanic, on its maiden voyage hit an iceberg and began to sink. 1,517 people lost their lives and more than 700 survived.

Canada sets denominations of currency as dollars, cents, & mills

US President Abraham Lincoln is shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater in Washington; he dies a day later.

BTS is the first K-pop band to perform on US TV show “Saturday Night Live”.

NHL Pitts Penguin Mario Lemieux’s last NHL regular game.

Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament at the age of 21. He also set a record when he finished at 18 under par.

Montreal fans welcome Pete Rose in his first game as an Expo; he hits a double – his 4,000th career hit – against his former teammates, the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Rolling Stones released ‘Brown Sugar’ the first record on their own label, Rolling Stones Records, which introduces the infamous licking- tongue and lips logo.

Apollo 13 announces “Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here”, as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon

The Beatles record their single “Help”.

Sidney Poitier became the first black to win an Oscar for best actor. It was for his role in the movie “Lilies of the Field.”

The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in New York City.

George Frideric Handel’s oratorio “Messiah” performed for the 1st time at New Music Hall in Dublin.

Terry Fox 1958-1981 dips his artificial leg into the Atlantic in St. John’s Newfoundland to start his cross-country ‘Marathon of Hope’, backed by the Canadian Cancer Society, to raise money for cancer research.

Anne Rice’s debut novel “Interview with a Vampire” is published by Knopf.

1st B-52 bombing on North Vietnam.

Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit Earth (Vostok 1)

Maurice (Rocket) Richard scores his last NHL goal before retiring, helping his Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2.

Bill Haley and the Comets record “Rock Around Clock”.

John Moodie from Hamilton, On, imports a Winton automobile, first gasoline-powered automobile brought to Canada.

George C Blickensderfer patents portable typewriter.

Winnipeg hit with record 33 cm of snow.

Fort Sumter in South Carolina is attacked by the Confederacy, beginning the American Civil War.

England adopted the original Union Jack as its flag.

Barack Obama and Raúl Castro meet in Panama, the 1st meeting of US and Cuban heads of state since the Cuban Revolution.

“The Avengers”, directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner, premieres in Los Angeles.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has successfully enriched uranium.

Philadelphia Flyers’ goalie Ron Hextall scores short-handed into an empty net in an 8-5 victory over Washington Capitals; first NHL goalie to score a playoff goal. In 1987, he was the first goalie to score a regular season goal.

The Apple I computer, created by Steve Wozniak is released

Apollo 13 is launched.

Frank Sinatra records “Strangers in the Night” single for his album of the same name. Later reaches #1 Billboard charts.

Prince Rainier III becomes ruler of Monaco.

Jackie Robinson became the first black player in major-league history. He played in an exhibition game for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Establishment of Tel Aviv by Jewish settlers.

The Shogunate is abolished in Japan.

Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates unconditionally and he is exiled to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean.

Fire destroys one-third of the town of Montreal.

First home delivery service by drone begins in Canberra, Australia by Wing, part of Google’s Alphabet company.

First-ever photo of a black hole announced, taken by The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration in 2017 in galaxy M87, 6.5 billion times the mass of earth, 55 million light-years away.

Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak.

Paul McCartney officially announces the split of The Beatles.

Warner Bros. released “House of Wax.” It was the first 3-D movie to be released by a major Hollywood studio.

Act of Parliament creates Trans-Canada Airlines, now Air Canada; company will have two passenger planes and a biplane by September launch.

F. Scott Fitzgerald published “The Great Gatsby” for the first time.

The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) held its first championship tournament.

White Star liner Titanic leaves Queenstown for NY; to pass the coast of Newfoundland in four days.

Mount Tambora in the Dutch East Indies experiences a cataclysmic eruption, one of the most powerful in history, killing around 71,000 people, causes global volcanic winter.

Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles; Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor’s Guildhall.

Baghdad falls to U.S. forces, ending the invasion of Iraq, but resulting in widespread looting.

US Fed court finds Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of 8 out of 10 drug and racketeering charges.

Wayne Gretzky tallies his 177th career playoff point vs. Los Angeles, surpassing Jean Beliveau as the all-time leading scorer in Stanley Cup playoff history.

Ringo Starr releases “It Don’t Come Easy” in UK

Martin Luther King Jr., buried in Atlanta.

NASA names 1st 7 astronauts for Project Mercury.

PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame.

Mae West made her debut on Broadway in the production of “Diamond Lil.”

Hudson Bay Company cedes its territory to Canada.

The National Gallery opened in London.

Over four million people attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II.

Actor Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, California.

Frank Robinson debuts as 1st African American baseball manager.

Hammerin’ Hank Aaron hits 715th HR, off of L.A. Dodger Al Downing, breaking Babe Ruth’s record in Atlanta.

Lester B. Pearson throws out the first ball as the Montreal Expos play their first game at Jarry Park, beating the National Baseball League St. Louis Cardinals 8-7; opening game of franchise, first regular-season major league baseball game in Canada, and outside the US.

Milk sold in glass bottles for 1st time

Alfred Paraf patented the first successful oleomargarine.

The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Melos.

William Pigott opens the first inn in Nova Scotia; first in English Canada.

U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein’s regime falls two days later.

Russia announces it will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.

The Toronto Blue Jays play their inaugural regular season game in a light snowfall at the CNE Exhibition Stadium; the expansion team beats the Chicago White Sox 9-5.

John Wayne won his first and only Oscar for his role in “True Grit.” He had been in over 200 films.

The Internet’s symbolic birth date: publication of RFC 1

At the age of 23, Jack Nicklaus became the youngest golfer to win the Green Jacket at the Masters Tournament.

The United Nations’ World Health Organization began operations.

English chemist John Walker invents wooden matches.

Canadian Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team involved in a bus crash outside Tisdale, Saskatchewan that kills 16.

Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 month by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use

Gordie Howe completes record 26th season as a hockey player.

The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau chosen as Liberal Party leader on fourth ballot, replacing Lester Pearson.

Teflon invented by Roy J. Plunkett

Charlie Chaplin became the highest-paid film star in the world when he signed a contract with Mutual Film Corporation for $675,000 a year. He was 26 years old.

North Pole reached by Americans Robert Peary (picture) & Matthew Henson.

World’s 1st animated cartoon is released, “Humorous Phases of Funny Faces” by J. Stuart Blackton.

The first modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.

City of Vancouver BC incorporated