2017
The Walt Disney Company buys most of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion
2016
Amazon announces its 1st delivery by drone 2 km from their warehouse in the UK.
2015
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” directed by J.J. Abrams and starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Harrison Ford has its world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
2008
Muntadhar al-Zaidi throws his shoes at then-U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq.
1987
Ben Johnson named Canada’s Male Athlete of the Year.
1981
Israel annexes Golan Heights (occupied during the 1967 Six-Day War).
1969
The Jackson Five made their first network television appearance in the US when they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1967
Prime Minister of Canada, Lester B. Pearson announces that he is retiring from politics, succeeded by Pierre E. Trudeau.
1947
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) started its activities in Daytona Beach, Florida,
1911
Norwegian Roald Amundsen’s expedition is the 1st to each the South Pole.
1782
The Montgolfier brothers’ first balloon lifts off on its first test flight.