Category: Éphémérides (anglais)

150,000,000 millionth visitor to Eiffel Tower.

The space shuttle Challenger blasted off with Guion S. Bluford Jr. aboard. He was the first black American to travel in space.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono played Madison Square Gardens to raise money for the One to One charity. Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and Roberta Flack also appeared at the event. Several of the performances were later included on Lennon’s, Live in New York City album.

The “Hotline” between Moscow and Washington, DC, went into operation.

Air France forms from five French airlines.

Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit Tigers.

Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner.

150,000,000 millionth visitor to Eiffel Tower.

The space shuttle Challenger blasted off with Guion S. Bluford Jr. aboard. He was the first black American to travel in space.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono played Madison Square Gardens to raise money for the One to One charity. Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and Roberta Flack also appeared at the event. Several of the performances were later included on Lennon’s, Live in New York City album.

The “Hotline” between Moscow and Washington, DC, went into operation.

End of Montreal streetcar service.

Air France forms from five French airlines.

Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit Tigers.

Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner.

Cristiano Ronaldo makes his debut for Real Madrid, scoring a penalty in their 3-2 win over Deportivo La Coruña.

Hurricane Katrina makes 2nd and 3rd landfall as a category 3 hurricane, devastating much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida Panhandle. Kills more than 1,836, causes over $115 billion in damage.

Netflix is founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hasting in Scotts Valley, California as an online DVD rental business.

Mario Lemieux announced that he would be taking a medical leave of absence due to fatigue, an aftereffect of his 1993 radiation treatments. He would sit out the National Hockey Leagues (NHL) 1994-95 season.

The Beatles’ last public concert (Candlestick Park, San Francisco).

George Harrison joins The Quarrymen (John Lennon-Paul McCartney-Peter Best-Stuart Sutcliffe).

During the continuing celebration of the liberation of France from the Nazis, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris.

South cantilever arm of the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence River collapses during construction; over 65 workers killed, 11 injured in Canada’s worst bridge disaster.

The Goodyear tire company is founded.

First Salvation Army service in Canada held at London, On.

Mohawk Indians win first white-Indian lacrosse game in Montreal.

Cristiano Ronaldo makes his debut for Real Madrid, scoring a penalty in their 3-2 win over Deportivo La Coruña.

Hurricane Katrina makes 2nd and 3rd landfall as a category 3 hurricane, devastating much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida Panhandle. Kills more than 1,836, causes over $115 billion in damage.

Netflix is founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hasting in Scotts Valley, California as an online DVD rental business.

Mario Lemieux announced that he would be taking a medical leave of absence due to fatigue, an aftereffect of his 1993 radiation treatments. He would sit out the National Hockey Leagues (NHL) 1994-95 season.

The Beatles’ last public concert (Candlestick Park, San Francisco).

George Harrison joins The Quarrymen (John Lennon-Paul McCartney-Peter Best-Stuart Sutcliffe).

During the continuing celebration of the liberation of France from the Nazis, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris.

South cantilever arm of the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence River collapses during construction; over 65 workers killed, 11 injured in Canada’s worst bridge disaster.

The Goodyear tire company is founded.

First Salvation Army service in Canada held at London, On.

Mohawk Indians win first white-Indian lacrosse game in Montreal.

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg arrives in New York after sailing across the Atlantic in an emissions-free voyage.

A divorce decree was issued for Britain’s Charles and Princess Diana. This was the official end to the 15-year marriage.

1st Subway sandwich shop opens in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his “I Have a Dream” speech at a civil rights rally in Washington, DC. More than 200,000 people attended.

“American Messenger Company” was started by two teenagers, Jim Casey and Claude Ryan. The company’s name was later changed to “United Parcel Service.”

Mgr. Bourget announces the building of a Roman Catholic Cathedral de Montréal.

Pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufacture Worcestershire Sauce.

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg arrives in New York after sailing across the Atlantic in an emissions-free voyage.

A divorce decree was issued for Britain’s Charles and Princess Diana. This was the official end to the 15-year marriage.

Michel Tremblay premieres ‘Les Belles-soeurs’; one of first artistic uses of Quebecois French slang – ‘joual’.

1st Subway sandwich shop opens in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his “I Have a Dream” speech at a civil rights rally in Washington, DC. More than 200,000 people attended.

“American Messenger Company” was started by two teenagers, Jim Casey and Claude Ryan. The company’s name was later changed to “United Parcel Service.”

Mgr. Bourget announces the building of a Roman Catholic Cathedral de Montréal.

Pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufacture Worcestershire Sauce.

Former five-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats MMA fighter Conor McGregor in his debut match in the 10th round in Las Vegas.

“Birdman” directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Michael Keaton and Zach Galifianakis premieres at the Venice Film Festival (Best Picture 2015).

Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed when the helicopter he was flying in, hit a man-made ski slope while trying to navigate through dense fog. Vaughan had played a show at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin.

Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season breaks Lou Brock’s mark.

Walt Disney’s “Mary Poppins” directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke premieres in Los Angeles.

“Guinness Book of World Records” 1st published.

First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world’s first jet aircraft.

The shortest war in world history (09:00 to 09:45), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.

Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world’s first commercially successful oil well.

Former five-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats MMA fighter Conor McGregor in his debut match in the 10th round in Las Vegas.

“Birdman” directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Michael Keaton and Zach Galifianakis premieres at the Venice Film Festival (Best Picture 2015).

Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed when the helicopter he was flying in, hit a man-made ski slope while trying to navigate through dense fog. Vaughan had played a show at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin.

Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season breaks Lou Brock’s mark.

Walt Disney’s “Mary Poppins” directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke premieres in Los Angeles.

“Guinness Book of World Records” 1st published.

First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world’s first jet aircraft.

The shortest war in world history (09:00 to 09:45), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.

Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world’s first commercially successful oil well.

San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick kneels in protest during the US national anthem at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium while playing against the San Diego Chargers, objecting to racial injustice and police brutality in the US.

Burger King agrees to purchase Canadian donut chain Tim Hortons for $11.4 billion.

Papal conclave: Pope John Paul I is elected to the Papacy.

XX Summer Olympic Games open in Munich, West Germany.

Bobby Orr signs a five-year contract with the Boston Bruins worth one million dollars, the first million dollar contract in NHL history.

“Hey Jude” single released by the Beatles (Billboard Song of the Year 1968, Billboard 10th biggest song of all time 2013).

The International Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto opened.

British Motor Corporation introduces the Morris Mini-Minor, designed by Alec Issigonis, it was only 10 ft long but seated 4 passengers.

The Japanese were given surrender instructions on the U.S. battleship Missouri at the end of World War II.

Charles Thurber patents a typewriter.

San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick kneels in protest during the US national anthem at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium while playing against the San Diego Chargers, objecting to racial injustice and police brutality in the US.

Burger King agrees to purchase Canadian donut chain Tim Hortons for $11.4 billion.

Papal conclave: Pope John Paul I is elected to the Papacy.

Quebec government adopts Bill 101 (La Charte de la langue française); French becomes the official language of Quebec.

XX Summer Olympic Games open in Munich, West Germany.

Bobby Orr signs a five-year contract with the Boston Bruins worth one million dollars, the first million dollar contract in NHL history.

“Hey Jude” single released by the Beatles (Billboard Song of the Year 1968, Billboard 10th biggest song of all time 2013).

The International Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto opened.

British Motor Corporation introduces the Morris Mini-Minor, designed by Alec Issigonis, it was only 10 ft long but seated 4 passengers.

The Japanese were given surrender instructions on the U.S. battleship Missouri at the end of World War II.

Montreal Maroons hockey team dropped from the NHL due to financial troubles.

Charles Thurber patents a typewriter.