2018
75th Venice International Film Festival: a Netflix film wins the Golden Lion for the first time with “Roma”.
1986
“The Oprah Winfrey Show” is first broadcast nationally.
1973
“Star Trek – Animated Series” premieres on TV
1966
NBC-TV aired the first episode of “Star Trek” entitled “The Man Trap”. The show was canceled on September 2, 1969.
1964
Beatles give two concerts at the Montreal Forum.
1960
Nationwide release (US) of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh.
1952
The Ernest Hemingway novel “The Old Man and the Sea” was published.
1920
Richard Drew creates Scotch tape.
1760
Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil signs letters of capitulation surrendering Montreal and New France to Sir Jeffrey Amherst (picture) and Sir William Johnson.
1504
Michelangelo’s David is unveiled in Florence.
