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It happenned on a… July, 9th

1981

Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released. The game marks the debut of Nintendo’s future mascot, Mario.


1962

Andy Warhol’s first West Coast gallery exhibition in the Ferus Gallery of Los Angeles.


1956

Dick Clark’s 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand.


1947

Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Princess Elizabeth to Royal Navy Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, a member of the Greek royal family.


1944

World War II: Battle of Normandy, British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France.


1922

Johnny Weissmuller became the first person to swim the 100 meters freestyle in less than a minute, and actor best known for playing Tarzan in films.


1877

The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.


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It happenned on a… July, 8th

2019

US financier Jeffrey Epstein indicted on further charges of sex trafficking of minors.


2011

Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.


2000

J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” was released in the U.S. It was the fourth Harry Potter book.


1996

British girls group the Spice Girls release their debut single “Wannabe” in the UK.


1969

The U.S. Patent Office issued a patent for the game “Twister.”


1889

The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.


1608

The first French settlement at Quebec was established by Samuel de Champlain.


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It happenned on a… July, 7th

2017

Tesla Motors produces its first mass-market car, the Model 3.


1996

Nelson Mandela steps down as President of South Africa.


1990

First Three Tenors concert featuring Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti at Baths of Caracalla in Rome – recording of is world’s best-selling classical record.


1985

Boris Becker becomes the youngest player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17.


1969

House of Commons passes Trudeau’s Official Languages Act, declares French and English to be the official languages of Canada; makes French equal to English in federal institutions; eases francophone access to the federal public service.


1967

Beatles’ “All You Need is Love” is released.


1954

Elvis Presley makes his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, “That’s All Right. »


1947

The Roswell incident, the (supposed) crash of an alien spaceship near Roswell in New Mexico.


1534

Jacques Cartier trades furs with Micmac; first known exchange between Europeans and natives of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.


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It happenned on a… July, 6th

2013

A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town’s central area.


1994

“Forrest Gump”, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Gary Sinise, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1995).


1957

John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, 3 years before forming the Beatles.


1947

The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.


1933

The first All-Star baseball game was held in Chicago. The American League beat the National League 4-2.


1885

Louis Pasteur successfully tested his anti-rabies vaccine. The child used in the test later became the director of the Pasteur Institute.


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It happenned on a… July, 5th

2009

Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Roger Federer beats Andy Roddick of the US 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14 for a record 15th Grand Slam singles title.


2003

SARS is declared “contained” by the WHO after affecting 26 countries and resulting in 774 deaths.


1996

Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

1994

Amazon.com founded in Bellevue, Washington by Jeff Bezos.


1989

“Seinfield” (originally titled The Seinfeld Chronicles” screens its pilot episode starring Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards on NBC.


1975

Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title when he defeated Jimmy Connors.


1967

Governor General Roland Michener invested by Queen Elizabeth with the first ribbon and pendant star of the Order of Canada; founding of the Order of Canada.


1946

The bikini bathing suit, created by Louis Reard, made its debut during a fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris. Micheline Bernardini wore the two-piece outfit.


1865

William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London.


1791

Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver, British Columbia)


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It happenned on a… July, 4th

2004

The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the site of the World Trade Center in New York City.


1987

Klaus Barbie, the former Gestapo chief known as the “Butcher of Lyon,” was convicted by a French court of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison.


1888

1st organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Arizona.


1886

The people of France offer the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States.


1865

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is published.


1776

US Congress proclaims the Declaration of Independence and independence from Britain.


1634

The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France.


1609

Samuel de Champlain discovers what was later named Lake Champlain in his honour; on Quebec and New York border.


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It happenned on a… July, 3rd

2013

President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is overthrown by the military after 4 days of protests all over the country calling for Morsi’s resignation, to which he didn’t respond.


1985

“Back to the Future” directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd is released.


1962

Jackie Robinson became the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Algerian War of Independence against the French ends.


1886

In Germany, Karl Benz drives 1st automobile.


1884

Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average.


1608

The city of Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain.


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It happenned on a… July, 2nd

2008

Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other FARC hostages are rescued by the Colombian armed forces.


2002

Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.


1998

“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” the second book in the series is published by Bloomsbury in the UK


1985

General Motors announced that it was installing electronic road maps as an option in some of its higher-priced cars.


1976

North Vietnam and South Vietnam were reunited.

1962

The first Wal-Mart store opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.


1956

Elvis Presley records “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel”,


1850

B.J. Lane patented the gas mask.

1698

Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.

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It happenned on a… July, 1st

1980

“O Canada” was proclaimed the national anthem of Canada.


1979

Sony introduced the Walkman.


1969

Britain’s Prince Charles was invested as the Prince of Wales.


1966

CTV station CFTO-TV transmits first colour television in Canada.


1958

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave.


1916

Coca-Cola brings current coke formula to the market.


1905

Albert Einstein introduces his theory of special relativity.


1903

Tour de France: Inaugural race begins in Montgeron, a south-eastern suburb of Paris.


1867

Proclamation of the British North America Act, creating the Dominion of Canada, out of Upper Canada (now Ontario, with its capital at Toronto), Lower Canada (now Quebec, with its capital at Quebec), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.


1858

1st Canadian coins minted (1, 5, 10 and 20 cent).


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It happenned on a… June, 30th

2019

President Donald Trump becomes first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea in the Korean Demilitarized Zone meeting Kim Jong Un.


1997

The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China.


1989

Bank of Canada stops issuing one-dollar bills, and starts replacing them with the dollar coins that come to be known as loonies.


1984

Pierre Trudeau officially steps down as Prime Minister of Canada after serving two separate terms for a total of 15 years.


1974

The July 4th scene from the Steven Spielberg movie “Jaws” was filmed.


1963

Cardinal Montini elected Pope Paul VI, 262nd head of Roman Catholic Church.


1955

“Johnny Carson Show” debuts on CBS-TV.


1953

The first Corvette rolled off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, MI. It sold for $3,250.


1938

Superman 1st appears in DC Comics’ Action Comics Series issue #1.


1934

Adolf Hitler purged the Nazi Party by destroying the SA and bringing to power the SS in the “Night of the Long Knives.”