Category: BuzzNews (anglais)

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.

After 20 years with the New England Patriots, six-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady officially agrees to move to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a 2-year $50m guaranteed deal.

Barack Obama becomes the first US President to visit Cuba since 1928, arriving for a 3 day tour.

Stephen Harper wins the leadership of the newly created Conservative Party of Canada, becoming the party’s first leader..

In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries (the UK, Australia and Poland) begin military operations in Iraq.

Joan Jett & Blackhearts’ “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” goes #1 for 7 weeks.

Quebec, National Assembly approves wording of referendum question on Sovereignty Association.

Hydro Quebec workers on James Bay project riot; destroy millions of dollars of equipment; project closes down.

Dachau the first Nazi concentration camp, is completed.

American fast food restaurant chain “KFC” [Kentucky Fried Chicken] is founded by Colonel Harland Sanders in North Corbin, Kentucky.

Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.

The Sherlock Holmes Adventure, “A Scandal in Bohemia,” began.

Icelandic volcano Fagradalsfjall erupts for the first time in 800 years and after more than 50,000 earthquakes.

World’s last male northern white rhino, 45 year old Sudan, dies in Kenya.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, directed by Zack Synder and starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, first premieres in Mexico City.

After the failure of Muammar Gaddafi’s forces to take Benghazi, French Air Force launches Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.

Airstrikes by an American and British-led coalition signal the beginning of the invasion of Iraq, without United Nations support and in defiance of world opinion.

Britain’s Prince Andrew & Sarah, Duchess of York, announce separation.

1st world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa).

Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4; score 9 goals in the second period, the most goals in one period by an NHL team; total 31 goals and assists another NHL record.

Quebec brings in free dental care for all children under eight in the province.

Sean Connery’s 1st day of shooting on James Bond film “Goldfinger”.

Over 100 cm of snow falls at Cape Whittle; Quebec’s greatest one-day snowfall.

The 25th Academy Awards aired on television for the first time.

1st stone laid for the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí.

Boston, Massachusetts incorporated as a city.

US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agree to close the US-Canada border, the world’s longest, to non-essential travel to curb COVID-19.

Russia formally annexes Crimea, previously part of Ukraine. by signing Treaty on Accession.

Michael Jordan announces he is ending his 17 month NBA retirement.

The first free elections took place in East Germany.

Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was ratified.

Maurice “Rocket” Richard became the first National Hockey League (NHL) player to score 50 goals.

1st electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick).

British magistrates in India sentence Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years imprisonment for disobedience.

Italian operatic tenor Enrico Caruso becomes 1st well-known performer to make a record.

Lord Stanley presents silver challenge cup for hockey (Stanley Cup).

Barnum & Bailey Circus, travelling as “The Greatest Show on Earth”, debuts at (Madison Square Garden, New York City, would last 146 years before closing in 2017

First public bus service begins, promoted by Blaise Pascal, operates in Paris as the “Carosses a Cinq sols” until 1675.