2019
10th million Mini car produced during its 60th anniversary year in Oxford, England.
1998
“Saving Private Ryan”, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns and Matt Damon, is released (Academy Awards Best Director 1999).
1984
“Careless Whisper” single released by George Michael (Billboard Song of the Year 1985).
Federal party leaders Ed Broadbent, Brian Mulroney & John Turner meet in the first French-language television debate.
1982
Single “Eye Of The Tiger” by Survivor from “Rocky III” soundtrack starts 6-week run at No. 1 on US charts (Grammy for Best Rock Performance).
1975
Giorgio Armani and Sergio Galeotti found Giorgio Armani S.p.A. in Milan, Italy.
1969
The Apollo 11 astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
1967
The Beatles sign a petition in The Times to legalize marijuana,
General Charles de Gaulle shouts the separatist slogan ‘Vive le Quebec libre’ from the balcony of Montreal’s City Hall.
1965
Bob Dylan release “Like a Rolling Stone”.
1956
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis ended their team. They ended the partnership a decade after it began on July 25, 1946.
1917
Trial of Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari begins in Paris for allegedly spying for Germany and thus causing the deaths of 50,000 soldiers.
1911
American explorer Hiram Bingham discovers Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas.
1759
English cannon balls fired from Lévis destroy the Cathedral of Quebec.
1534
French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France.
