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Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce their engagement.

“Frozen”, the highest-grossing animated film of all time, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, is released.

The Canadian House of Commons approves a motion tabled by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada.

The first partial human face transplant (Isabelle Dinoire) is completed in Amiens, France.

The Beatles release their album “Magical Mystery Tour”.

Gordie Howe becomes the first hockey pro to play in 1,000 NHL games.

“The Mask of Zorro” directed by Fred Niblo and starring Douglas Fairbanks is shown in New York – 1st American superhero film.

Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel’s will establishes the Nobel Prize.

First streetcars in Montreal make their debut.

The College of Pennsylvania became the University of Pennsylvania. It was the first legally recognized university in America.

Supersonic airplane the Concorde makes its last ever flight, returning to Bristol, England.

Queen Elizabeth II had volunteered to start paying taxes on her personal income.

Guy Lafleur announces he will retire from hockey; after 518 goals and 14 years of service with the Montreal Canadiens.

Viola Léger puts on her first performance of Antonine Maillet’s ‘La Sagouine’ for a Moncton radio station.

Fab Four have their first recording session under name The Beatles

“The Price Is Right” debuts on NBC.

1st polaroid camera (model 95) sold for $89.75 in Boston at the Jordan Marsh department store..

The motion picture “Casablanca” had its world premiere at the Hollywood Theater in New York City.

English archaeologist Howard Carter opens Tutankhamun’s virtually intact tomb in Egypt.

The National Hockey League (NHL) was officially formed in Montreal, Canada.

“Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll is published in America.

1st national Thanksgiving in America.

Lionel Messi becomes the UEFA Champions League all-time top scorer

Disney release “Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media 2015, 2014 Billboard Album of the Year).

The Czech parliament voted to split the country into separate Czech and Slovak republics beginning January 1, 1993.

Lech Wałęsa wins Poland’s first popular election.

René Lévesque sworn in as Premier of Quebec, replacing Robert Bourassa.

A Requiem Mass was held for John F. Kennedy at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.

Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” opened in London.

US Congress commission looks into “impeachment” of President Andrew Johnson. Three presidents have been impeached in U.S. history: Andrew Johnson in 1868, Bill Clinton in 1998, and Donald Trump in 2019.

Marguerite Bourgeoys starts teaching in Montreal; the following year she will open Montreal’s first school in a converted stable.

Taylor Swift wins six awards at American Music Awards including Artist of the Decade.

Freddie Mercury died of complications from aids at his home in London’s Holland park aged 45.

Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald live on national television.

Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record).

Air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened.

US bombers based on Saipan begin 1st attack on Tokyo.

Anti-conscription riots in Montreal and Quebec City, after Mackenzie King’s announcement that 16,000 conscripts would be sent to England.

Charles Darwin, a British naturalist, published “On the Origin of Species.” It was the paper in which he explained his theory of evolution through the process of natural selection.

First train crosses the new Victoria Bridge to the south shore.

Sumatran rhino officially declared extinct in Malaysia after last known specimen, 25-year-old Iman, dies of cancer in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Freddie Mercury, 45, confirms he has AIDS the day before he dies.

Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks.

The first edition of “Life” was published.

Pierre de Coubertin launches plan for Modern Olympic Games.

The first jukebox made its debut in San Francisco, at the Palais Royale Saloon.

Anne Hébert marries Étienne Jonquet; first marriage on record in the colony.

Patrick Roy’s #33 jersey is retired by the Montreal Canadiens.

Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany.

“Toy Story”, the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.

Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British Prime Minister.

Mike Tyson became the youngest to wear the world heavyweight-boxing crown. He was only 20 years and 4 months old.

Juan Carlos I proclaimed King of Spain as monarchy restored after 31 years

Beatles release “Beatles” (White Album), their only double album.

Lyndon B. Johnson sworn in as the 36th US President after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

U.S. President Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, TX. Texas Governor John B. Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson was inaugurated as the 36th U.S. President.

XVI Summer Olympic Games open in Melbourne, Australia; first to be staged in Southern Hemisphere and Oceania, as well as first to be held outside Europe and North America.

RCA Records make its best investment paying $35,000 to Sun Records for Elvis Presley’s contract.

In Paris, “Bolero” by Maurice Ravel was first performed publicly.

1st snowmobile patent granted to Carl Eliason (Sayner, Wisconsin)

Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs.

The SOS distress signal is adopted in Berlin.

English pirate Edward Teach (a.k.a. “Blackbeard”) was killed during a battle off the coast of North Carolina. British soldiers cornered him aboard his ship and killed him. He was shot and stabbed more than 25 times.

Robert Mugabe’s resignation after 37 years in power is read out in Zimbabwe’s parliaments during impeachment proceedings.

Michael Jackson’s 14-minute video for ‘Thriller’, was premiered in Los Angeles.

First flight of Concorde (London to New York).

“Rocky” directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Sylvester Stallone premieres in New York (Best Picture 1977).

Horror film “Frankenstein” is released, starring Boris Karloff as the monster.

Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali had his first art exhibit.

First automobile appears on the streets of Montreal; a ‘Crestomobile’.

Thomas A. Edison announced the invention of his phonograph.

The first successful flight was made in a hot air balloon. The pilots, Francois Pilatre de Rosier and Francois Laurent, Marquis d’Arlandes, flew for 25 minutes and 5½ miles over Paris.

“25” 3rd studio album by Adele is released (Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2017, 2016 Billboard Album of the Year).

First module of the International Space Station, Zarya, is launched.

Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released.

Brazilian soccer icon Pele scores his 1,000th goal.

The Cuban Missile Crisis ended. The Soviet Union removed its missiles and bombers from Cuba and the U.S. ended its blockade of the island.

Britain’s Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh in Westminster Abbey.

24 Nazi leaders went before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.

Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0, in the first NHL game played in the Boston Gardens.

1st successful tank (Mark IV) use in battle, at the Battle of Cambrai in World War I as Britain uses the new technology to break through German lines.

Geo Lefevre and Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race.

Sherlock Holmes’s first story “A Study in Scarlet” is accepted by publisher Ward and Lock with payment of £25.

Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Fidelio”, his only opera, premieres in Vienna.

The 12.9 km Confederation Bridge, joining Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island and Cape Jourimain, New-Brunswick is completed.

Chuck Berry was released from prison after serving a four-month sentence for tax evasion.

Hafiz al-Assad seized power in Syria.

René Lévesque founds the Mouvement ‘Souveraineté-Association’; will later be folded into the Parti québécois.

Kellogg’s Pop Tarts pastries created.

Gordie Howe scores record-breaking 545th goal against Charlie Hodge of the Montreal Canadiens, breaking Maurice Richard’s mark.

Prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco.

The first newspaper color supplement was published in the Sunday New York World.

“Joker” starring Joaquin Phoenix is the 1st R-rated film to earn $1 billion worldwide.

Video game Minecraft is officially released by Mojang.

“Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture” album is released by Sony Music.

William Wyler’s “Ben-Hur” premiered at Loew’s Theater in New York City’s Times Square.

Cape Breton earthquake sends huge 15.2 metre tidal wave to Newfoundland; kills 27 people on Burin Peninsula, does $2 million damage.

The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon premiered in New York. It was Walt Disney’s “Steamboat Willie,” starring Mickey Mouse.

St. Peter’s Basilica is consecrated.