Category: BuzzNews (anglais)

Panama Papers published – 11.5 million confidential documents from offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca expose widespread illegal activities including fraud, kleptocracy, tax evasion and the violation of international sanctions by the world’s elite in the world’s largest ever data leak.

Pope Francis canonizes François de Laval, first bishop of Quebec, as a Catholic saint.

Penguin Mario Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stopping Wayne Gretzky’s 7 year streak.

“Planet of the Apes” United States wide premiere.

During recording sessions at RCA studios in Nashville, Tennessee, Elvis Presley recorded ‘It’s Now Or Never’, ‘Fever’ and ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight’.

US President Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries)

1st airplane flight over Mt Everest.

Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup for the first time in the new Montreal Forum, beating Boston Bruins 4-3 in game 2 of a two-game series sweep.

American outlaw Jesse James is killed by Robert Ford at home in St Joseph

James Carrington patented the coffee mill.

Number of COVID-19 cases worldwide passes 1 million, with 1,002,159 cases and 51,485 deaths reported, according to Johns Hopkins University

Canada is warming at twice the speed of the rest of the world, according to a federal report, increasing 2.3% in northern Canada.

NASA states it wants to send astronauts to Mars by 2033, and land on the Moon again in 2024.

Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province as Premier of British Columbia.

Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.

In his first full season in the NHL, Wayne Gretzky become the youngest player to reach 50 goals at 19 years and 2 months of age.

The first episode of “Dallas” aired on CBS.

Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” album goes #1 & stays #1 for 31 weeks.

Montreal Canadiens win 34th straight home game without a loss, for an NHL record.

“2001 A Space Odyssey” directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, premieres at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.

Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.

Bob Dylan receives his Nobel Prize for Literature at a private ceremony in Stockholm.

Google Inc. announced that it would be introducing a free e-mail service called Gmail.

The Canadian territory of Nunavut was created. It was carved from the eastern part of the Northwest Territories and covered about 772,000 square miles.

New York Islander Mike Bossy became the first NHL player to score 60 goals in 3 consecutive seasons.

New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy becomes first NHL rookie to score 50 goals in a season.

Apple Computer began operations.

Quebec legalizes civil marriages.

Nescafé introduces their flagship brand in Switzerland

The Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, NY.

“The Blue Angel” starring Marlene Dietrich in her breakthrough role premieres in Germany.

The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.

“SOS” first adopted as a morse distress signal (· · · – – – · · ·) by German government

French painter Paul Gauguin leaves Marseille for Tahiti.

British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die.

Ruins of Pompeii rediscovered by Spaniard Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.

“Boom Boom Pow” single released by The Black Eyed Peas (Grammy Award for Best Music Video 2010, Billboard Song of the Year 2009).

Funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at Westminster Abbey UK. More than a million people line the streets

German brothers Michael and Ralf Schumacher become first siblings to share front row of the grid in a Formula 1 World Championship event; qualify 1st and 2nd respectively for Brazilian GP in São Paulo.

20-year old Quebec Nordiques’ center Joe Sakic scores a goal in a 3-2 loss to Hartford to become the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season.

CN Tower reaches 555.35 metres in height, becoming the world’s tallest free-standing structure; the giant communications mast cost $44 million, uses 145,000 tonnes of concrete and steel.

1st time Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar (London)

USSR launches Luna 10, 1st lunar orbiter.

The Dalai Lama (Lhama Dhondrub, Tenzin Gyatso) began exile by crossing the border into India where he was granted political asylum. Gyatso was the 14th Daila Lama.

Newfoundland becomes Canada’s 10th province

“The Hound of Baskervilles” first of 14 films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson is released.

In Paris, the Eiffel Tower officially opened.

Quebec and Montreal were incorporated as cities.