2019
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg arrives in New York after sailing across the Atlantic in an emissions-free voyage.
1996
A divorce decree was issued for Britain’s Charles and Princess Diana. This was the official end to the 15-year marriage.
1968
Michel Tremblay premieres ‘Les Belles-soeurs’; one of first artistic uses of Quebecois French slang – ‘joual’.
1965
1st Subway sandwich shop opens in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
1963
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his “I Have a Dream” speech at a civil rights rally in Washington, DC. More than 200,000 people attended.
1907
“American Messenger Company” was started by two teenagers, Jim Casey and Claude Ryan. The company’s name was later changed to “United Parcel Service.”
1854
Mgr. Bourget announces the building of a Roman Catholic Cathedral de Montréal.
1837
Pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufacture Worcestershire Sauce.
