It happened on a… September 3

Microsoft purchases Nokia for $7.2 Billion.

Pope John Paul I officially installed as 263rd supreme pontiff.

Opening of 8 new stations on the Montreal Metro.

Last broadcast of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” on CBS.

First automobile to exceed 300mph, Malcolm Campbell powers Bluebird to 301.129mph at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.

The first professional football game was played in Latrobe, PA. The Latrobe YMCA defeated the Jeannette Athletic Club 12-0.

First Labour Day (Fête du Travail) parade in Montreal.

The Revolutionary War between the U.S. and Great Britain ended with the Treaty of Paris.