Category: BuzzNews (anglais)

US President Donald Trump confirms he is taking controversial drug hydroxychloroquine against Covid-19.

All of Chile’s 34 Roman Catholic bishops offer their resignation to Pope Francis in wake of child sex scandal.

DreamWorks Pictures “Shrek”, starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz in voice-over roles, debuts.

“Millennium” 3rd studio album by the Backstreet Boys is released – one of the best-selling albums of all time, over 30 million copies sold.

“Braveheart” directed by Mel Gibson and starring Mel Gibson and Sophie Marceau premieres at the Seattle Film Festival (Best Picture 1996).

Bombardier Inc. wins $1 billion contract to build 825 subway cars for New York; largest-ever export contract for a Canadian manufacturer.

Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.

Beatles’ last released LP, “Let It Be”, released in US.

The United Nations moved its headquarters to New York City.

Opening of the St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary in Montreal.

The Seven Years’ War begins when Great Britain declares war on France.

Michigan State University will pay $500 million in claims to 300 survivors of sexual abuse involving Larry Nassar. Largest sexual abuse case in sports history.

Gun fight between rival biker gangs and police in Waco, Texas leaves 9 dead and 18 injured. 170 later arrested for organised crime.

Video game Minecraft is first released to the public while in development.

The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.

Stevie Wonder releases “You are the Sunshine of my Life”.

Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.

First Tim Horton’s coffee and donut shop opens in Hamilton, Ontario by NHL player Tim Horton.

The first Kentucky Derby was run at Louisville, KY.

The New York Stock Exchange was founded at 70 Wall Street by 24 brokers.

Frontenac becomes Governor of New France (Canada).

Ville Marie (Montreal) forms.

“Rocketman” film based on life of singer Elton John starring Taron Egerton premieres at the Cannes Film Festival.

Last episode of TV sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” starring Jim Parson, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco after 12 seasons.

“Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones” directed by George Lucas, starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman opens in cinemas.

Fire breaks out at Quebec’s largest tire dump (3 million tires)in St.-Amable near Montreal; rages for four days before being put out.

“Top Gun”, directed by Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise premieres.

Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year.

“When Doves Cry” single released by Prince (Billboard Song of the Year 1984).

The first Academy Awards were held in Hollywood.

Joan of Arc was canonized in Rome.

Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir builds 1st automobile.

Mississippi River steamboat service begins.

Marie Antoinette, at age 14, married the future King Louis XVI of France, who was 15.

Controversial Kerch bridge linking Russia and annexed Crimea opened by Russian President Vladimir Putin. At 19km the longest bridge in Europe.

“The Artist” directed by Michel Hazanavicius and starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo premieres at the Cannes Film festival (Best Picture 2012).

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith directed by George Lucas, starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman premieres at the Cannes Film Festival.

Montreal Expo retires their 1st #, #10 for Rusty Staub.

Sputnik III, the first space laboratory, was launched in the Soviet Union.

Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time in the U.S.

Mickey Mouse makes his 1st ever appearance in silent film “Plane Crazy”.

The New York Rangers were officially granted a franchise in the NHL. The NHL also announced that Chicago and Detroit would be joining the league in November.

Las Vegas founded in Nevada.

Canadian Métis insurgent Louis Riel captured in the aftermath of the Battle of Batoche in Saskatchewan

Founding of l’Université de Montréal; a branch of Laval.

Samuel de Champlain sails from France on his first voyage to Canada.

Dan Brown’s fourth novel starring Robert Langdon (The Da Vinci Code), titled “Inferno”, is released and instantly becomes a bestseller.

The final episode of the TV series “Seinfeld” aired after nine years on NBC.

Final TV episode of “Family Ties” airs on NBC with a 36 million audience.

Netherlands Institute for War Documentation publishes Anne Frank’s complete diary.

Jeanne Sauvé sworn in as Canada’s first female Governor General after recovery from a battle with cancer.

Skylab launched, 1st Space Station.

Last Chevrolet Corvair built.

Abortion and contraception legalized in Canada.

The name Vaseline was registered by Robert A. Chesebrough.

First ship of the season arrives at the Grosse Ile quarantine station near the port of Quebec; beginning of the most terrible summer of its 105-year history, as the Irish famine reaches its peak, and over 100 000 immigrants, many infected with typhus, arrive in a single season.

Louis XIV becomes King of France aged 4.

Henry IV of France is assassinated by fanatical Catholic François Ravaillac who stabs him to death in the streets of Paris.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield departs the International Space Station to return to Earth.

The final episode of “Frasier” on NBC is watched by 33 million people.

Reggie Jackson is 1st major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times.

Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter’s Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca.

Rolling Stones record “Satisfaction”.

The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone.

Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.

The first Giro d’Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s first opera “Apollo et Hyacinthus”, written when he was 11 years old, premieres in Salzburg.

Jamestown, Virginia, was settled as a colony of England.