2017
Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is extradited to the United States to face trial for his leadership of the Sinaloa drug cartel
2013
Lance Armstrong admits to doping in all seven of his Tour de France victories
The 2012-2013 NHL season begins after a 119-day lockout
2001
Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán escapes from Puente Grande maximum-security prison near Guadalajara by bribing prison guards and hiding in a laundry cart.
1996
NHL approves move of Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix.
1978
The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW’s plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America would continue until 2003..
1977
Snow falls in Miami, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snow has fallen. It also fell in the Bahamas.
1966
Indira Gandhi elected India’s 4th Prime Minister.
1955
“Scrabble” debuts on board game market
1952
PGA approves allowing black participants.
1915
George Claude, of Paris, France, patented the neon discharge tube for use in advertising signs.
1903
New bicycle race “Tour de France” announced.
1649
The first executioner in Canada, a pardoned criminal, performs his first assignment at Quebec on a 16 year old girl found guilty of theft.