Author: Martin D'Anjou

First Fortnite World Cup won by US teenager Kyle Giersdorf with largest ever e-sports prize of $3 million at Arthur Ashe Stadium, New York.

Monica Lewinsky received blanket immunity from prosecution to testify before a grand jury about her relationship with U.S. President Clinton.

Dennis Martinez (Montreal Expos) pitched the 13th perfect game in major league baseball history.

After a four-year legal fight, John Lennon was awarded his Green card, allowing him permanent residence in the US.

“On the Waterfront”, directed by Elia Kazan starring Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1955).

A U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York City’s Empire State Building. 14 people were killed and 26 were injured.

Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini resigns.

“White Zombie” – 1st feature length zombie film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Béla Lugos is released in the US.

IX Summer Olympic Games open in Amsterdam, Netherlands

World War I officially began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut.

Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris

Boris Johnson is chosen the new British Prime Minister by the ruling Conservative Party to replace Theresa May.

Tony Hawk is the first skateboarder to land a “900”.

Canada’s Donovan Bailey wins Olympic gold, running the 100 m sprint in 9.84, setting a new world record.

NHL star Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard jumps leagues and signs with the WHA Quebec Nordiques.

Bugs Bunny made his official debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon “A Wild Hare.”

Paul Gorgoulov, assassin of French president Doumer, sentenced to death

Canadian biochemist Frederick Banting and associates announced the discovery of the hormone insulin.

Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh shoots himself in Auvers-sur-Oise, dies of injuries 2 days later.

Signature of the first marriage contract in New France; such notarized family agreements often predated Church weddings.

Mars Observer takes 1st photo of Mars, from 5 billion km.

Pete Rose of the Expos ties Ty Cobb all-time career singles mark of 3,052, with a base hit in the eighth inning in a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Apollo program: launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo “J-Mission”, and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.

Fidel Castro began his revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba. Castro eventually ousted Batista six years later.

Walt Disney’s 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom.

Winston Churchill resigns as Britain’s Prime Minister after election defeat.

Establishment of the first mission at Three Rivers.

The London 2012 Summer Olympics begin (Opening ceremony 27th).

WikiLeaks publishes classified documents about the War in Afghanistan, one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history.

Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde supersonic passenger jet, F-BTSC, crashes just after takeoff from Paris killing all 109 aboard and 4 on the ground.

25th Olympic Games open in Barcelona, Spain.

Lucien Bouchard announces formation of Bloc Quebecois

Spokeswoman for Rock Hudson confirms he has AIDS.

Metallica’s debut album Kill ‘Em All is released on Megaforce Records.

Louise Joy Brown, the first test-tube baby, was born in Oldham, England. She had been conceived through in-vitro fertilization.

Beatles’ album “A Hard Day’s Night” goes #1, stays #1 for 14 weeks.

At Club 500 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis stage their first show as a comedy team

The U.S. detonated an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. It was the first underwater test of the device.

1st jet fighter used in combat (Messerschmitt 262).

Carousel patented by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa.

The first commercial use of an electric telegraph successfully demonstrated by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone between Euston and Camden Town in London.

10th million Mini car produced during its 60th anniversary year in Oxford, England.

“Saving Private Ryan”, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns and Matt Damon, is released (Academy Awards Best Director 1999).

“Careless Whisper” single released by George Michael (Billboard Song of the Year 1985).

Federal party leaders Ed Broadbent, Brian Mulroney & John Turner meet in the first French-language television debate.

Single “Eye Of The Tiger” by Survivor from “Rocky III” soundtrack starts 6-week run at No. 1 on US charts (Grammy for Best Rock Performance).

Giorgio Armani and Sergio Galeotti found Giorgio Armani S.p.A. in Milan, Italy.

The Apollo 11 astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean.

The Beatles sign a petition in The Times to legalize marijuana,

General Charles de Gaulle shouts the separatist slogan ‘Vive le Quebec libre’ from the balcony of Montreal’s City Hall.

Bob Dylan release “Like a Rolling Stone”.

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis ended their team. They ended the partnership a decade after it began on July 25, 1946.

Trial of Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari begins in Paris for allegedly spying for Germany and thus causing the deaths of 50,000 soldiers.

American explorer Hiram Bingham discovers Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas.

English cannon balls fired from Lévis destroy the Cathedral of Quebec.

French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France.

Eddie Merckx of Belgium won his fourth consecutive Tour de France bicycling competition.

First successful liver transplant, on 19 month old Julie Rodriguez by Dr Starzl at the University of Colorado.

Frank Sinatra’s album “Strangers In The Night” is No. 1 on the US charts, (Grammy for Record Of The Year and Best Male Vocal Performance).

Jacques Amyot wins the first annual Traversée Internationale du Lac-St-Jean; does it in 11.5 hours.

The ice cream cone was invented by Charles E. Menches during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, MO.

William Burt patented the typographer, which was the first typewriter.

Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt.

Marvel superhero film “Avengers: Endgame” becomes the world’s highest-grossing film overtaking “Avatar” earning $2.9 billion.

Quebec licensed taverns required to post notice saying that women are allowed to enter; end of an old tradition; taverns licensed before 1979 not affected and can still bar women.

Holocaust: the systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto begins.

1st solo flight round the world 7d 19hrs by Wiley Post.

The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître driving his 3 hp petrol engined Peugeot.

Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada.

The legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin leading rats out of town is said to have occurred on this date.

“Guardians of the Galaxy”, directed by James Gunn, starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana, premieres in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Space Shuttle Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was the last flight of NASA’s space shuttle program.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the series by J. K. Rowling is published worldwide. 11 million copies sell in 24 hrs.

The seventh and last book of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” was released.

End of 72 hours of torrential rain in Chicoutimi Region; flooding and landslides kill 10.

Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” is performed where the Berlin Wall once stood.

Guns N’ Roses debut album “Appetite for Destruction” is released, and becomes the best-selling debut album of all time with more than 30 million copies sold.

The world’s lowest temperature in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at -89.2 °C.

Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT).

Arnold Palmer became the first golfer to make a million dollars in career earnings after he tied for second place at the PGA Championship.

Central Park in New York created when New York State Legislature puts aside more than 750 acres of land on Manhattan Island.

“Guardians of the Galaxy”, directed by James Gunn, starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana, premieres in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Space Shuttle Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was the last flight of NASA’s space shuttle program.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the series by J. K. Rowling is published worldwide. 11 million copies sell in 24 hrs.

The seventh and last book of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” was released.

End of 72 hours of torrential rain in Chicoutimi Region; flooding and landslides kill 10.

Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” is performed where the Berlin Wall once stood.

Guns N’ Roses debut album “Appetite for Destruction” is released, and becomes the best-selling debut album of all time with more than 30 million copies sold.

The world’s lowest temperature in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at -89.2 °C.

Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT).

Arnold Palmer became the first golfer to make a million dollars in career earnings after he tied for second place at the PGA Championship.

Central Park in New York created when New York State Legislature puts aside more than 750 acres of land on Manhattan Island.

Canada becomes the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, after the bill C-38 receives its Royal Assent.

US Viking 1 lands on Mars at Chryse Planitia, 1st Martian landing.

Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. became the first men to walk on the moon.

The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities.

The Ford Motor Company ships its first car.

British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.

Laying of first stone of the Victoria Railway Bridge from Montreal to the south shore of the St. Lawrence.

Samuel de Champlain starts building Fort St. Louis on Cap Diamant; first fort built on the cliff at Quebec.