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Saudi American journalist Jamal Khashoggi enters the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, never to be seen again prompting a diplomatic crisis.

Kim Kardashian is robbed at gunpoint of $10 million worth of jewelry in her hotel in Paris.

Montreal Expos earn the last win in the franchise’s MLB history, beating New York Mets, 6 – 3 at Shea Stadium; Brad Wilkerson hits the Expos’ final home run in 9th inning, his 32nd of the year.

Alanis Morissette’s debut album ‘Jagged Little Pill’.

NHL #1 draft pick Eric Lindros rejects Quebec Nordiques’ offer of a 10 year, $50m contract.

Toronto Blue Jays clinch American League East title.

“The Bridge on the River Kwai”, directed by David Lean and starring William Holden and Alec Guinness, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1958).

“Peanuts,” the comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz, was published for the first time in seven newspapers.

Mahatma (Mohandas) K Gandhi was born. He was known for his advocacy of non-violent resistance to fight tyranny.

Jacques Cartier 1491-1557 arrives at the Iroquois village of Hochelaga; names Mont Royal [Mont Réal].

New trade deal announced between United States, Canada and Mexico (USMCA), replacing NAFTA.

Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is released from Nevada’s Lovelock Prison after less than 9 years of detention of his 33 year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping.

Amid a deepening constitutional crisis, Catalonia holds an independence referendum on seceding from Spain.

Edmonton Oilers retire Wayne Gretzky’s #99 in a pre-game ceremony before a 1-1 tie v NY Rangers, the last team for which ‘The Great One’ suited up in an NHL game.

The National Hockey League (NHL) team owners began a lockout of the players that lasted 103 days.

Ottawa to privatize Petro-Canada; $6.8b assets.

Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, effectively head of state of the Soviet Union.

Marvin Gaye releases his last studio album “Midnight Love” featuring single “Sexual Healing”.

EPCOT Center opens in Orlando, Florida.

Brazilian soccer great Pelé plays his final game for the New York Cosmos in an exhibition against Santos in front of 75,000 at Giants Stadium; 1,281 goals in 1,363 games.

Walt Disney World opens in Bay Lake (Orlando), Florida.

Johnny Carson hosts his 1st “The Tonight Show”, Joan Crawford guests.

The Beach Boys record their debut single “Surfin”, introducing a new musical style.

Babe Ruth makes his final pitching appearance in MLB; pitches all 9 innings in a season ending 6-5 win v Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium; hits his 34th home run of the season in 5th inning.

The first division of Canadian troops, 33,000 sail for Britain; most Canadians are volunteers, anxious to prove their loyalty to the Commonwealth.

The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.

Thomas Edison began the commercial production of electric lamps.

1st postcards are issued (Vienna, Austria).

1st Boeing 747 rolls out

“The Flintstones” the first animated sitcom created by Hanna-Barbera premieres on ABC in the US.

Film star James Dean dies in a road accident aged 24.

The World Series was televised for the first time. The sponsors only paid $65,000 for the entire series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees.

City of NY established.

Dr. William Morton performed a painless tooth extraction after administering ether to a patient.

Samuel Slocum patented the stapler.

The first performance of The Magic Flute, the last opera by Mozart to make its debut, took place at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria.

Henry Bolingbroke became the King of England as Henry IV.

Following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual, The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, the largest single-day point loss in its history.

“MacGyver” starring Richard Dean Anderson, debuts on ABC-TV.

1st broadcast of comedy “Cheers” on NBC-TV starring Ted Danson and Shelley Long.

“Message In A Bottle” by Police peaks at #1 in UK.

Gladys Knight & Pips releases “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”.

The Chevrolet Camaro, originally named Panther, is introduced.

The Argentine comic strip Mafalda is published for the first time.

Rolling Stones 1st tour (opening act for Bo Diddley & Everly Bros).

Alouette 1, the first Canadian satellite, is launched.

Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories.

American oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller becomes the world’s first billionaire.

Germain Morin 1642-1702 ordained at Quebec; first Canadian born priest.

NASA scientists announce the discovery of flowing water on Mars.

SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.

“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” starring Patrick Stewart debuts on syndicated TV.

“Physical” single released by Olivia Newton-John (Billboard Song of the Year 1982).

“Songs in the Key of Life” 18th studio album by Stevie Wonder is released (Billboard Song of the Year 1977).

Paul Henderson scores on Vladislav Tretiak with 34 seconds remaining in regulation time, giving Team Canada a 6-5 victory over the USSR hockey all-stars, and a 4-3-1 victory in the eight game Summit Series.

Beatles’ “Hey Jude” single goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks.

Sir Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.

The first around-the-world flight was completed by two U.S. Army planes when they landed in Seattle, WA. The trip took 175 days.

Toronto becomes capital of Ontario

Smallpox epidemic breaks out in New France.

The Google internet search engine retrospectively claims this as its birthday.

Mark McGwire (St. Louis Cardinals) set a major league baseball record when he hit his 70th home run of the season.

Gilles Villeneuve signs a 2 year contract to drive Formula One with Ferrari.

Radio station CKAC starts broadcasting at Montreal.

Henry Ford’s first Ford Model T automobile leaves the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.

The physics journal Annalen der Physik publishes Albert Einstein’s paper “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?”, introducing the equation E=mc².

Two men went over the 176-foot-high Niagara Falls in a barrel. Jeffrey Petkovich and Peter Debernardi were the first to ever survive the Horshoe Falls.

The video game Fortnite: Battle Royale is released, eventually becoming one of the most popular games worldwide.

TV Period drama “Downton Abbey” premieres in the UK created by Julian Fellowes, starring Hugh Bonnevillle and an ensemble cast

Canada’s Ben Johnson stripped of his 100 Metre Olympic Gold Medal and world record following a positive drug test; forced by the lOC to return the medal and disqualified from the games.

Britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997

“Knight Rider”, starring David Hasselhoff, debuts on NBC.

Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.

The Beatles release “Abbey Road” album.

Queen Elizabeth decorates the Beatles with Order of the British Empire.

“Gilligan’s Island” premiered on CBS-TV. The show aired for the last time on September 4, 1967.

The first televised debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took place in Chicago, IL.

1st edition of Tintin (Kuifje), publishes until June 1993.

Comedian Bill Cosby sentenced to 3-10 years in jail for 2004 sexual assault, first celebrity to be jailed in the #MeToo era.

World’s largest radio telescope at 500m wide in Guizhou Province, China begins operating.

Bono, David Evans, his brother Dik and Adam Clayton respond to an advertisement posted by fellow student Larry Mullen Jr. to form a rock band, which would eventually become U2.

Montreal Expos baseball team play their last game at Montreal’s Jarry Park; move into Olympic Stadium – the Big O.

Pink Floyd’s concept album “Wish You Were Here” reaches No. 1 in the US, goes on to sell 13 million copies.

Scientists first report that freon gases from aerosol sprays are destroying the ozone layer.

Jean Drapeau founds his Montreal Civic Action Party/ le parti de l’Action Civique de Montréal.

Transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation from Newfoundland (Canada) to Oban (UK).

The first major league double header was played. It was between the Worcester and Providence teams.

Canada defeats US in first international cricket match.

The Pacific Ocean was discovered by Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa.

“The Big Bang Theory” created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady and starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco premieres on CBS.

Rock band Nirvana release their 2nd studio album “Nevermind”.

CompuServe launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.

1st broadcast of “Love Boat” on ABC-TV.

“Jailhouse Rock” single released by Elvis Presley (Billboard Song of the Year 1957).

Molson family acquires Montreal Canadiens hockey club.

American fast food restaurant chain “KFC” [Kentucky Fried Chicken] opens its first franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Honda Motor Company is founded.

Babe Ruth played his last game as a New York Yankee player.

NHL’s Toronto St Patricks become Maple Leafs.

Building of Notre-Dame church in Quebec.

Christopher Columbus embarks on his 2nd expedition to the New World, setting sail with a fleet of 17 ships and about 1200 men.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg scolds world leaders “How Dare You” for not addressing climate change at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York.

“Modern Family” premieres on ABC, starring Ed ‘Neill and Sofia Vergara.

Quebec hockey player Manon Rhéaume plays in goal for Tampa Bay Lightning; first woman to play in a NHL exhibition game, and on one of the 4 major professional sports teams.

Canadian Ben Johnson sets world record in the 100 metre sprint at the Summer Olympic Games in 9.79 seconds against arch-rival, American Carl Lewis; later stripped of gold medal after testing positive for banned anabolic steroids.

Bob Marley’s last concert at Stanley Theatre Pittsburgh

1st broadcast of “Marcus Welby MD” on ABC-TV.

The first gas murder experiments are conducted at Auschwitz. concentration camp.

General de Gaulle forms government in exile in London

Quebecker Joseph Tremblay the first Canadian soldier to dies at the front in World War I.

Roland Garros of France becomes the first to fly in an airplane across the Mediterranean (from St. Raphael France to Bizerte, Tunisia).

The Phantom of the Opera (original title: Le Fantôme de l’Opéra, is first published.

Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.

1st baseball team, NY Knickerbockers organize, adopt rule code.