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It happened on a… August 4

2021

Global known COVID-19 caseload passes 200 million, with the death toll at 4.2 million according to Johns Hopkins.

2020

Huge explosions at the port of Beirut, Lebanon, kill more than 200 and leaves over 6,000 thousand people injured.

2012

South African Oscar Pistorius becomes first double-leg amputee to compete at the Olympics; 400m London; out in semi’s

2005

Prime Minister Paul Martin announces that Michaëlle Jean will be Canada’s 27th and first black Governor General.

1984

Prince’s “Purple Rain” album goes #1 & stays #1 for 24 weeks.

1983

New York Yankee outfielder Dave Winfield threw a baseball during warm-ups and accidentally killed a seagull. After the game, Toronto police arrested him for “causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.”

1978

Molson Brewery acquires Montreal Canadiens hockey team for $20 million.

1962

Nelson Mandela captured by South African police.

1957

Juan Fangio won his final auto race and captured the world auto driving championship. It was his the fifth consecutive year to win.

1956

Elvis Presley releases “Hound Dog”.

1950

Canada decides to send 4,000 soldiers to Korea to assist the UN Force.

1914

Canada officially enters World War I when Britain declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. Canada will vote to spend $50 million to raise an army.

1701

Great Peace of Montreal signed between New France and North American Indian nations at urging of Huron chief Kondiaronk.

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It happened on a… March 25

2019

Apple introduces new TV streaming platform Apple TV+, news service Apple News+ and an Apple credit card at star-studded event featuring Oprah.

2009

Gay dating site Grindr launched by Joel Simkhai, first ever dating application to combine dating information and location.

2002

TV reality show “The Bachelor” hosted by Chris Harrison debuts on ABC in the US.

1989

In Paris, the Louvre reopened with I.M. Pei’s new courtyard pyramid.

1986

Montreal Canadians beat Calgary Flames 4-3 to win the NHL final series four games to one, and their record 23rd Stanley Cup.

1982

Wayne Gretzky became the first player in the NHL to score 200 points in a season.

1970

Concorde makes its 1st supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH)

1969

John Lennon and Yoko Ono stage their 1st bed-in for peace (Amsterdam)

1961

Elvis Presley performs live on the USS Arizona.

1954

RCA manufactured its first color TV set and began mass production.

1901

The Mercedes was introduced by Daimler at the five-day “Week of Nice” in Nice, France.

1807

British Parliament abolishes slave trade throughout the British Empire.

0421

Friday at 12 PM – city of Venice founded.

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Reese Witherspoon announces her divorce!

Reese Witherspoon announces her separation from her husband of over a decade, Jim Toth.

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This news may come as a surprise, since the couple always displayed a united image during their appearances, but it will not surprise fans of the actress, however.

Indeed, rumors of problems in paradise have been circulating for quite some time.

In fact, the purchase of a home in Nashville for $18 million last year was an attempt to save a rocky marriage, according to several sources, starting with RadarOnline.

Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth had been married since 2011.

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It happened on a… March 24

2020

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzō Abe announces postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games until summer of 2021 because of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

1999

“The Matrix” film written and directed by The Wachowskis, starring Keanu Reeve, Lawrence Fishburne and Carrie-Ann Moss premieres

NATO commences aerial bombardment against Yugoslavia, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.

1989

The Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels (11 million gallons) of oil in Alaska’s Prince William Sound after it ran aground.

1962

Mick Jagger & Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue & Blue Boys.

1958

Rock’N’Roll teen idol Elvis Presley is drafted in the U.S. Army.

1945

Operation Varsity: In the largest one-day airborne operation of all time, British, US & Canadian paratroopers land east of the Rhine in Northern Germany

1936

Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons 1-0 after 16 minutes and 30 seconds of the ninth period (sixth overtime); this Stanley Cup game is longest in NHL history.