2012
The USADA claims to have stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles.
2009
Cristiano Ronaldo makes his debut for Real Madrid, scoring a penalty in their 3-2 win over Deportivo La Coruña.
2005
Hurricane Katrina makes 2nd and 3rd landfall as a category 3 hurricane, devastating much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida Panhandle. Kills more than 1,836, causes over $115 billion in damage.
1997
Netflix is founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hasting in Scotts Valley, California as an online DVD rental business.
1994
Mario Lemieux announced that he would be taking a medical leave of absence due to fatigue, an aftereffect of his 1993 radiation treatments. He would sit out the National Hockey Leagues (NHL) 1994-95 season.
1966
The Beatles’ last public concert (Candlestick Park, San Francisco).
1958
George Harrison joins The Quarrymen (John Lennon-Paul McCartney-Peter Best-Stuart Sutcliffe).
1944
During the continuing celebration of the liberation of France from the Nazis, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris.
1907
South cantilever arm of the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence River collapses during construction; over 65 workers killed, 11 injured in Canada’s worst bridge disaster.
1898
The Goodyear tire company is founded.
1883
First Salvation Army service in Canada held at London, On.
1844
Mohawk Indians win first white-Indian lacrosse game in Montreal.