It happened on a… December 12

British General Election won by Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party in landslide win with 80 seat majority.

American Media Inc. publisher of « National Enquirer » admits paying hush money to mistresses of US President Donald Trump

Paul Martin becomes Prime Minister of Canada after resignation of Jean Chretien.

« Rainman » directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise premieres in New York (Best Picture 1989).

DC-8 crashes near Gander, Newfoundland; 258 die

Oiler Wayne Gretzky notches another NHL record, reaching his 50 goal mark in only 39 games.

« Saturday Night Fever », a film starring John Travolta, premieres in NYC.

Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to be ranked #1 in tennis.

Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, Canada.

1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent & 20 cent).

Washington, DC, was established as the capital of the United States.

In Vienna, 22-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven received one of his first lessons in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn.