Category: BuzzNews (anglais)

Disney launches its streaming service Disney+.

NASA shuttle astronauts use Canadarm to snare a wandering satellite; history’s first space salvage.

Don Shula, coach of the Miami Dolphins, became the first NFL head coach to win 100 regular season games in 10 seasons.

Mad Dog Vachon beats Crusher in Denver, to become NWA champ.

Walt Disney released “Fantasia.”

First known photo of so-called Loch Ness monster is taken by Hugh Gray.

Conn Smythe opens the Maple Leaf Gardens arena; has to pay workers with shares because of the Depression; in the first game this day, the Leafs beat the Black Hawks 2-1.

Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair) in Paris closes after 50 million visitors – Art Nouveau style dominates.

Best selling American novel “Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ” by soldier Lew Wallace is published.

Sculptor Auguste Rodin was born in Paris. His most widely known works are “The Kiss” and “The Thinker.”

Montreal begins a controversial dumping of raw sewage (2.1bn gallons) into the St Lawrence River.

Taylor Swift releases her 2nd studio album “Fearless” (2009 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Album of the Year 2010, American Music Awards 2009).

155 skiers and snowboarders die when a funicular railway catches fire in an alpine tunnel near Kaprun, Austria.

Canadian based players win Cy Young Awards for best MLB pitcher; Toronto Blue Jays’ Roger Clemens wins his 4th AL Award; Pedro Martinez of Montreal Expos takes NL Award

The Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. died in Atlanta at age 84.

Ottawa and Quebec sign James Bay convention with New Quebec Cree.

The Jeep made its debut.

U.S. Route 66 is established from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California 2,448 miles (3,940 km).

Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five begin their first recording session.

World War I came to an end when the Allies and Germany signed an armistice.

Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid widespread protests after national election considered irregular and manipulated.

“Uptown Funk” single released by Bruno Mars (Billboard Song of the Year 2015, Grammy Record Of The Year, Grammy Song of the Year 2016).

John Hughes’ film “Home Alone” directed by Chris Columbus and starring Macaulay Culkin premieres in Chicago.

Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau elected to a 6th term of office.

The Great Wall of China opened for tourism.

“Sesame Street” made its debut on PBS.

Louis Cyr dies of Bright’s disease; the Montreal policeman turned Barnum weightlifter was billed as The World’s Strongest Man in 1895.

German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveils the world’s first motorcycle.

Opening of the Montreal Medical Institute; Canada’s first medical school.

Last segment of “Coach’s Corner with Don Cherry and Ron MacLean airs after 37 years in Canada

Evander Holyfield upsets Mike Tyson in 11th-round knockout in Las Vegas to regain WBA heavyweight boxing title; second boxer, after Muhammad Ali, to win a heavyweight title 3 times.

Conference of first ministers fails to resolve opposition to Meech Lake raised by Manitoba and Newfoundland, threatens to rescind his province’s ratification unless the accord is altered to protect Newfoundland’s ability to get transfer payments.

Jean Doré elected Mayor of Montreal with 68% of the votes counted.

Garry Kasparov becomes the youngest ever world chess champion (22), with a 13-11 win over fellow Russian Anatoly Karpov.

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran.

The first issue of Rolling Stone Magazine was published in San Francisco. It featured a photo of John Lennon on the cover.

PGA eliminates caucasians only rule

Brian Epstein saw The Beatles playing live for the first time during a lunchtime session at The Cavern Liverpool. Epstein went on to be the group’s manager.

Partito Nazionalista Fascista formed in Italy by Mussolini.

The Cullinan Diamond, the largest ever discovered, is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.

First documented Canadian football game played, at the University of Toronto.

Kamala Harris makes US history as the 1st woman and 1st woman of color to be elected to the vice presidency (date election called)

CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s White House clearance revoked after continuing to question President Donald Trump.

Louvre Abu Dhabi is inaugurated, largest art museum on Arabian peninsula.

Republican Donald Trump is elected President of the United States of America, defeating democrat Hillary Clinton, who received 2.9 million more votes

Tenor Andrea Bocelli releases his “Sacred Arias” album, the world’s best-selling classical album by a single artist.

Céline Dion announces her engagement to René Angélil, who had managed her career since January, 1981.

George H. W. Bush is elected President of the United States, defeating Democrat candidate Michael Dukakis.

“Days of Our Lives” premieres on TV.

John F. Kennedy is elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate Richard Nixon who was the incumbent Vice President.

Canadiens’ Maurice Richard scores his first goal in his 3rd NHL game.

“Mutiny on the Bounty” directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1936).

Adolf Hitler made his first attempt at seizing power in Germany with a failed coup in Munich that came to be known as the “Beer-Hall Putsch.”

Canada’s daily newspapers found a co-operative cross-Canada news gathering service called the Canadian Press – CP.

German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen produces and detects electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays or Röntgen rays.

Abraham Lincoln (R) elected to his 2nd term as American President.

Victor Hugo’s “Ruy Blas” premieres in Paris

The Louvre Museum, in Paris, opened to the public for the first time.

In Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin opens 1st library in the north American colonies.