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It happened on a… March 11
2020
Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison for a criminal sex act and rape in New York.
COVID-19 declared a pandemic by the head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, with 121,564 cases worldwide and 4,373 deaths
9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes 130 km (80 miles) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing 18 079 people and causing the second worst nuclear accident in history at Fukushima nuclear plant.
NHL Canadiens beat Dallas Stars 4-1 in the last game played in the 72-year-old Montreal Forum.
Islander Mike Bossy, 1st NHLer to score 50 goals in 9 straight seasons. Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader.
Bobby Hull of the WHL Winnipeg Jets joins Gordie Howe by getting career point number 1,000 in a game against the Quebec Nordiques.
Pink Floyd releases 1st single “Arnold Layne”. Bank of Canada first opens on Wellington Street, Ottawa.
Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Don Carlos” premieres in Paris.
Assembly of Canada votes 91-33 to proceed with Confederation. Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Rigoletto” premieres in Venice.
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.
Mt Etna in Sicily erupts in its largest recorded eruption, killing 15,000.
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It happened on a… March 28
2018
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, his first trip outside of North Korea since coming to power in 2011.
More than 6,000 radio stations of all format varieties played “We are the World” simultaneously at 10:15 a.m. EST. A major accident occurred at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.
Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game.
In Germany, the Nazis ordered a ban on all Jews in businesses, professions and schools. Anti-conscription riots break out in Quebec City; four civilians killed in shooting match with soldiers over Easter weekend.
1st seaplane takes off from water at Martiniques France (Henri Fabre)
Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine. Louvre opens to the public (although officially opened since August).
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It happened on a… March 27
2022
Actor Will Smith slaps comedian Chris Rock during the Academy Awards ceremony on March 27. The gesture will earn Smith a 10-year ban from the Oscars.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces the country is now a “space power” after successfully shooting down a satellite from space in a ballistic missile test. NFL owners voted to make instant replay a permanent officiating tool.
TV medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” created by Shonda Rhimes starring Ellen Pompeo and Sandra Oh debuts on ABC.
“Blizzard of Ozz”, the debut solo album by English rock musician Ozzy Osbourne, is released in the United States. 583 die in aviation’s worst ever disaster when two Boeing 747s collide at Tenerife airport in Spain.
Ringo Starr releases his 1st solo album “Sentimental Journey”.
Ottawa to build new international airport at Mirabel, near St-Jerome, 42 km north of Montreal. Jacques Plante ties record winning 6th NHL Vezina trophy; Montreal goaltender
Steve McQueen made his network TV debut on “Goodyear Playhouse.”
Andrew Rankin patents the urinal. The corkscrew was patented by M.L. Byrn.
The first English child born in Canada at Cuper’s Cove, Newfoundland to Nicholas Guy.
Spaniard Juan Ponce de León and his expedition first sight Florida.
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