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It happened on a… March 31

2009

“Boom Boom Pow” single released by The Black Eyed Peas (Grammy Award for Best Music Video 2010, Billboard Song of the Year 2009).

2002

Funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at Westminster Abbey UK. More than a million people line the streets

2001

German brothers Michael and Ralf Schumacher become first siblings to share front row of the grid in a Formula 1 World Championship event; qualify 1st and 2nd respectively for Brazilian GP in São Paulo.

1990

20-year old Quebec Nordiques’ center Joe Sakic scores a goal in a 3-2 loss to Hartford to become the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season.

1975

CN Tower reaches 555.35 metres in height, becoming the world’s tallest free-standing structure; the giant communications mast cost $44 million, uses 145,000 tonnes of concrete and steel.

1967

1st time Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar (London)

1966

USSR launches Luna 10, 1st lunar orbiter.

1959

The Dalai Lama (Lhama Dhondrub, Tenzin Gyatso) began exile by crossing the border into India where he was granted political asylum. Gyatso was the 14th Daila Lama.

1949

Newfoundland becomes Canada’s 10th province

1939

“The Hound of Baskervilles” first of 14 films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson is released.

1889

In Paris, the Eiffel Tower officially opened.

1831

Quebec and Montreal were incorporated as cities.

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It happened on a… May 28

2021

Discovery of a mass grave with the remains of 215 children from Kamloops Indian Residential School announced by First Nation in British Columbia.

2017

Tom Dumoulin wins the 100th Giro dItalia in Milan, 1st Dutchman to win.

2006

Barry Bonds hits his 715th career home run, passing Babe Ruth on the MLB all-time list.

1995

Indianapolis 500: Jacques Villeneuve wins in 3:15:17.561 (247.221 km/h).

1976

29th Cannes Film Festival: “Taxi Driver” directed by Martin Scorsese, with Robert De Niro, wins the Palme d’Or.

1961

Amnesty International, a human rights organization, was founded.

1937

Volkswagen (VW), the German automobile manufacturer was founded.

1934

The Dionne quintuplets were born near Callender, Ontario, to Olivia and Elzire Dionne. The babies were the first quintuplets to survive infancy.

1929

Warner Brothers debuted “On With The Show” in New York City. It was the first all-color-talking picture.

1928

Chrysler Corporation merged with Dodge Brothers, Inc.

1889

Édouard and André Michelin incorporate the Michelin tyre company.

1845

Fire in Quebec, Canada, 1,500 houses destroyed.

1742

1st indoor swimming pool, the Bagnio, opens (Goodman’s Fields, London)

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It happened on a… May 27

2021

“Friends” reunion screens, 17 years after the TV sitcom series ended.

2020

America’s COVID-19 death toll passes 100,000 equal to number of US servicemen and women killed in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan put together.

2018

South Korean boy band BTS are the first K-pop group to top the Billboard 200 with their album “Love Yourself: Tear”.

2005

DreamWorks releases computer-animated film “Madagascar” with voices by Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, and Jada Pinkett-Smith.

1999

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo.

1995

In Charlottesville, VA, Christopher Reeve was paralyzed after being thrown from his horse during a jumping event.

1977

The Sex Pistols release “God Save the Queen”, sparking major controversy and leading to a ban on the song by the BBC

Pierre Elliott Trudeau agrees to separation with wife Margaret; retains custody of three children.

1969

Construction of Walt Disney World began in Florida.

1968

Major League Baseball’s National League awards Montreal the first franchise in Canada and the first franchise outside the United States. (the Montreal Expos)

1944

Jean-Paul Sartre’s “Huis Clos” premieres in Paris.

1940

British and Allied forces begin the evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo) during WWII.

1937

Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to pedestrians.

1936

RMS Queen Mary leaves Southampton for NY on maiden voyage.

1933

Walt Disney’s short film “3 Little Pigs” released (Academy Award Best Animated film 1934).

1703

Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great.

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Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly: you can’t stop a heart from loving!

There seems to have been new twists in the love life of singer MGK and actress Megan Fox.

Indeed, in a recent TMZ publication, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly were spotted together again.

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The photos suggest that the two celebrities are intimate again… to say the least!

This would put a stop to the rumors of their separation, once again, while sowing some excitement among fans of both stars as to the development of this flamboyant and explosive relationship.