Category: BuzzNews (anglais)

Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison for a criminal sex act and rape in New York.

COVID-19 declared a pandemic by the head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, with 121,564 cases worldwide and 4,373 deaths

9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes 130 km (80 miles) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing 18 079 people and causing the second worst nuclear accident in history at Fukushima nuclear plant.

NHL Canadiens beat Dallas Stars 4-1 in the last game played in the 72-year-old Montreal Forum.

Islander Mike Bossy, 1st NHLer to score 50 goals in 9 straight seasons.

Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader.

Bobby Hull of the WHL Winnipeg Jets joins Gordie Howe by getting career point number 1,000 in a game against the Quebec Nordiques.

Pink Floyd releases 1st single “Arnold Layne”.

Bank of Canada first opens on Wellington Street, Ottawa.

Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Don Carlos” premieres in Paris.

Assembly of Canada votes 91-33 to proceed with Confederation.

Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Rigoletto” premieres in Venice.

Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.

Mt Etna in Sicily erupts in its largest recorded eruption, killing 15,000.

Russian lower house of Parliament passes legislation to allow Vladimir Putin to hold office of President for life.

The PalmPilot, as developed by Jeffrey Hawkins, is released.

The Vatican condemned surrogate parenting as well as test-tube and artificial insemination.

“Bette Davis Eyes” single released by Kim Carnes (Billboard Song of the Year 1981).

“The Incredible Hulk”, starring Bill Bixby as David Banner, premieres on CBS.

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel record ‘The Sounds Of Silence’ as an acoustic duo.

Military coup led by General Fulgencio Batista in Cuba.

American B-29 bombers attacked Tokyo, Japan, 100,000 were killed.

The Brooklyn Dodgers announced that their players would begin wearing batting helmets during the 1941 season.

Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful call with the telephone. He spoke the words “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.”

Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent (only US President to do so) for a device to lift a boat over shoals and obstructions.

Xi Jinping has been handed an unprecedented third term as president, capping an ascent in which he has become China’s most powerful leader in generations. In a carefully choreographed ceremony in Beijing, Xi held up his right fist and placed his left hand on a red leather copy of China’s constitution.

China and Russia agree to build a research station on or around the Moon and collaborate on lunar missions.

Italy announces it is locking down the whole country due to a spike in COVID-19 cases with 10,040 cases and 630 deaths.

Pittsburgh Penguins begin NHL record 17 game winning streak

Aftermath Entertainment signs then unknown rapper Eminem.

U2 release their fifth album “The Joshua Tree” (Grammy for Best Album 1988).

NASA announces searchers found remains of Challenger astronauts.

Terry Fox 1958-1981 loses right leg above the knee to cancer; fitted with artificial leg; learns to walk, drive a car, play golf.

Production began on the first Ford Mustang.

Mattel introduced Barbie at the annual Toy Fair in New York.

Adolf Hitler publicly announces the creation of a new air force, the Luftwaffe.

Inter Milan was founded on Football Club Internazionale, following a schism from the Milan Cricket and Football Club.

The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.

Nicolaus Copernicus’ 1st recorded astronomical observation.

Italy announces it is locking down northern region of Lombardy, including Milan, with 16 million people, as COVID-19 cases reach 5,800 with 233 deaths.

Asia-Pacific trade deal signed in Santiago, Chile by 11 countries including Canada.

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 with 239 people loses contact and disappears, prompting the most expensive search effort in history and one of the most enduring aviation mysteries.

First flight of the Goodyear blimp.

Joe Frazier of Philadelphia wins decision in Madison Square Gardens over Muhammad Ali for Heavyweight Boxing Championship; Frazier and Ali collect $2,5 million apiece for the bout.

The first stock car race is held in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars. He will give his name to a famous space telescope a few decades later.

International Women’s Day is launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Clara Zetkin, leader of the Women’s Office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany.

The New York Stock Exchange is founded.

Oprah Winfrey interview with Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex broadcast on CBS, alleges Meaghan was made suicidal and subject to racist treatment by the palace.

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova reveals failed drug test for meldonium at Australian Open in January, subsequently suspended for 15 months

Despite only being 17 years old, Brazilian soccer star Neymar makes his professional debut for Santos.

Song We Are the World first played on radio; music by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson, from the USA for Africa album to aid famine victims produced by Quincy Jones.

Russia appeared for the first time in ice-hockey competition. Russia defeated Canada 7-2 to win the world ice-hockey title in Stockholm, Sweden.

Glamour magazine begins publishing.

Adolf Hitler breaks the Treaty of Versailles by sending troops into the Rhineland.

Université of Montréal chartered.

Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his telephone.