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It happened on a… February 18
1998
Andrea Bocelli makes his operatic debut as Rodolfo in “La bohème” at the Teatro Comunale in Cagliari.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s Liberal Party wins Canadian elections. The first Ironman Triathlon competition takes place on the island of Oahu and is won by Gordon Haller.
The space shuttle Enterprise went on its maiden “flight” sitting on top of a Boeing 747.
David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd. VIII Winter Olympic Games open in Squaw Valley, California.
The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.
Sonja Henie wins her sixth straight World Women’s Figure Skating Championship; following her win, she retires to Hollywood to become an actress. Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was published in the U.S. for the first time.
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2017
Bob Dylan receives his Nobel Prize for Literature at a private ceremony in Stockholm.
Google Inc. announced that it would be introducing a free e-mail service called Gmail. The Canadian territory of Nunavut was created. It was carved from the eastern part of the Northwest Territories and covered about 772,000 square miles.
New York Islander Mike Bossy became the first NHL player to score 60 goals in 3 consecutive seasons.
New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy becomes first NHL rookie to score 50 goals in a season. Apple Computer began operations.
Quebec legalizes civil marriages.
Nescafé introduces their flagship brand in Switzerland The Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, NY.
“The Blue Angel” starring Marlene Dietrich in her breakthrough role premieres in Germany.
The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed. “SOS” first adopted as a morse distress signal (· · · – – – · · ·) by German government
French painter Paul Gauguin leaves Marseille for Tahiti.
British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die. Ruins of Pompeii rediscovered by Spaniard Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.
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