2002
The Canadian Dollar sets all-time low against the US Dollar (US$0.6179).
1981
Production of the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland.
1978
The Bee Gees’ album “Saturday Night Fever” goes #1 for 24 weeks.
1976
The French Concorde SST aircraft began regular commercial service for Air France and British Airways.
1970
The Boeing 747 made its first commercial flight from New York to London for Pan American.
1921
British crime writer Agatha Christie publishes her first novel “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” introducing the character Hercule Poirot.
1793
During the French Revolution, King Louis XVI was executed on the guillotine. He had been condemned for treason.
