1994
“Pulp Fiction”, directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson premieres at the Cannes Film Festival (Palme d’Or 1994).
1992
Canada’s largest charter airline, Nationair, declares bankruptcy.
1989
Canadian Olympian Ben Johnson admits to Dubin Inquiry that he has used anabolic steroids to enhance performance.
1984
South African prisoner Nelson Mandela saw his wife for the first time in 22 years.
1982
US Football League forms.
1967
“Are You Experienced” album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience first released .
1958
US & Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
1937
Coronation of King George VI of Great Britain (and his other realms and territories beyond the sea) at Westminster Abbey, London.
1885
In the Battle of Batoche (Saskatchewan), French Canadians rebelled against the Canadian government.
1875
1st recorded shutout in pro baseball, Chicago 1, St Louis 0.
1870
Manitoba becomes a province of Canada.
1792
Toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals is patented.
