1998
Andrea Bocelli makes his operatic debut as Rodolfo in “La bohème” at the Teatro Comunale in Cagliari.
1980
Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s Liberal Party wins Canadian elections.
1978
The first Ironman Triathlon competition takes place on the island of Oahu and is won by Gordon Haller.
1977
The space shuttle Enterprise went on its maiden “flight” sitting on top of a Boeing 747.
1968
David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd.
1960
VIII Winter Olympic Games open in Squaw Valley, California.
1954
The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.
1932
Sonja Henie wins her sixth straight World Women’s Figure Skating Championship; following her win, she retires to Hollywood to become an actress.
1913
Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
1885
Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was published in the U.S. for the first time.