2021
Hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada at 46.6 C (116 F) in Lytton, British Columbia (breaks record 2 days later with 49.6 C).
2017
Facebook has reached 2 billion monthly users.
1994
Aerosmith become first major band to let fans download a full new track free from the internet.
1986
Oilers’ Wayne Gretzky wins the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the 7th consecutive year.
1973
“Live & Let Die”, 8th James Bond Film, 1st to star Roger Moore, 1st released in the US.
1972
Bobby Hull signed a 10-year hockey contract for $2,500,000. He became a player and coach of the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association.
1967
The world’s first cash dispenser was installed at Barclays Bank in Enfield, England.
1759
General James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec.
