Category: BuzzNews (anglais)

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzō Abe announces postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games until summer of 2021 because of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

“The Matrix” film written and directed by The Wachowskis, starring Keanu Reeve, Lawrence Fishburne and Carrie-Ann Moss premieres

NATO commences aerial bombardment against Yugoslavia, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.

The Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels (11 million gallons) of oil in Alaska’s Prince William Sound after it ran aground.

Mick Jagger & Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue & Blue Boys.

Rock’N’Roll teen idol Elvis Presley is drafted in the U.S. Army.

Operation Varsity: In the largest one-day airborne operation of all time, British, US & Canadian paratroopers land east of the Rhine in Northern Germany

Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons 1-0 after 16 minutes and 30 seconds of the ninth period (sixth overtime); this Stanley Cup game is longest in NHL history.

Canada gave blacks the right to vote.

1st performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis” in St. Petersburg

Cargo ship Ever Given gets stuck in the Suez Canal, Egypt, a 400m megaship it completely blocks the shipping canal.

Immediate global ceasefire to fight COVID-19 called for by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Usher releases his 4th studio album “Confessions” (2004 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Award Best Contemporary R&B Album 2005).

The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.

The film of The Concert For Bangladesh featuring George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton premiered in New York. The event was the first benefit concert of this magnitude in world history.

Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. (Republic Day in Pakistan)

Battle of Okinawa: US Navy ships bomb the Japanese island of Okinawa in preparation for the Allied invasion; it would become the largest battle of the Pacific War in World War II.

In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.

The Wright brothers 1st file a patent for a flying machine, which is granted 3 years later.

Jean Talon 1626-94 appointed Intendant of New France in Quebec City, in charge of finance and justice.

India puts 1 billion people under a daytime curfew to curb COVID-19.

Tomb of Jesus reopens after restoration in Jerusalem.

Largest protest in Quebec’s history occurs in Montreal with over 200,000 people marching against government tuition hikes and for free access to post-secondary education.

Clint Malarchuk of the Buffalo Sabres suffers a near-fatal injury when another player accidentally slits his throat.

The National Hockey League (NHL) voted to accept 4 World Hockey Association (WHA) teams, the Oilers, Jets, Nordiques & Whalers.

Nicolae Ceausescu is elected General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party

The Beatles’ first album, Please Please Me, is released in the United Kingdom.

1st patent for lasers granted to Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes

“All Shook Up” single released by Elvis Presley.

The first shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan.

The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association win the first Stanley Cup championship game, beating the Ottawa Capitals 3-1.

Gutenberg Bible became the first printed book.

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg admits they “made mistakes” after data on 50 million users is harvested by Cambridge Analytica.

Wayne Gretzky tied Gordie Howe’s NHL record of 801 goals.

Steven Spielberg won his first Oscars. They were for best picture and best director for “Schindler’s List.”

Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon.

U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced to the U.S. Olympic Team that they would not participate in the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow as a boycott against Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.

Alcatraz Island, the federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay, CA, closed.

The Beatles’ first appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.

An earthquake hit Tokyo killing about 107,000.

The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax in Paris, France.