It happened on a… April 4

2017

Alibaba becomes the world’s largest retailer according to US Securities and Exchange Commission.

1999

Jack Ma founds Chinese internet company Alibaba.

1989

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s last NBA game in Seattle.

1986

Wayne Gretzky set an NHL record with his 213th point of the season.

1983

At Cape Canaveral, the space shuttle Challenger took off on its first flight. It was the sixth flight overall for the shuttle program.

1975

Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800.

1968

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the age of 39.

1964

The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.

1949

Canada and eleven nations signed a treaty to create The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

1850

City of Los Angeles incorporated.

1814

Napoleon abdicates for the first time in favour of his son.

It happened on a… June 10

2007

“The Sopranos” series finale on HBO (infamous “cut to black” ending).

2003

The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission.

1982

CFL Montreal Concordes lose to Toronto in their first game; football team will later revert to former name, the Alouettes, but eventually fold.

1967

The Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire.

1957

John Diefenbaker (C) elected Prime Minister of Canada.

1947

Saab produces its first automobile. Defunct in 2012.

1940

Italy declared war on France and Britain. In addition, Canada declared war on Italy.

1935

Alcoholic Anonymous was founded by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith.

1793

The Jardin des Plantes zoo opened in Paris. It was the first public zoo.

1752

Benjamin Franklin tests the lightning conductor with his kite-flying experiment.

It happened on a… June 9

2022

The LIV Golf Professional Tour begins its activities in London. Phil Mickelson and more than a dozen golfers have been suspended by the PGA Tour for participating in the series, which is supported by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.

2019

French Open Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1; 3rd straight French singles title; 12th overall; first to win 12 singles titles at same Grand Slam; 18th major.

Over 1 million people protest in Hong Kong over proposed new extradition laws to China in one of largest-ever protests in the city.

2013

Edward Snowden publicly makes his identity known as the leaker of NSA documents.

2001

Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) became the first National Hockey League (NHL) player to win three Conn Smythe Trophies. The award is given to the playoff’s Most Valuable Player.

1993

Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 to clinch their 24th Stanley Cup title in the 100th anniversary season.

1984

Pittsburgh Penguins pick Mario Lemieux as their number one draft choice in the NHL Entry draft.

1969

Brian Jones leaves the Rolling Stones after developing a serious drug problem

1934

Donald Duck makes his debut in “The Wise Little Hen”.

1534

Jacques Cartier became the first to sail into the river he named Saint Lawrence.

News

Did Trump deliberately destroy compromising images at Mar-a-Lago?

Did the Trump clan deliberately flood a Mar-a-Lago room containing the servers for the surveillance system at the former president’s Florida residence?

At least, that’s what prosecutors think in the case over the top secret documents held at Mar-a-Lago, by the former president, and illegally!

According to CNN and the prosecutors on the case, after a series of rather dubious events, an employee allegedly drained the Mar-a-Lago swimming pool last October, and the water ended up very suspiciously in the Mar-a-Lago basement room where the computer system and surveillance video recordings of the entire golf club, including Trump’s personal residence, would be.

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The troubling incident reportedly came some time after a second request from the FBI and Justice Department to retain additional surveillance camera footage related to the case.

A Mar-a-Lago employee was reportedly met by prosecutors following the bizarre incidents, and according to CNN, computer equipment was fortunately not damaged in the flood.