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It happened on a… November 28
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British boxer Tyson Fury beats Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision to win WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO, The Ring magazine and lineal heavyweight titles; ends Klitschko’s 9 year reign as champion.
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” 1st of the Hobbit film series, directed by Peter Jackson, starring Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen, premieres in Wellington, New Zealand. WikiLeaks released to the public more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables. About 100,000 were marked “secret” or “confidential.”
Margaret Thatcher resigned as prime minister of Britain.
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci arrived in New York after escaping her homeland through Hungary. Bobby Orr plays his last game for the Boston Bruins.
Montreal Symphony Orchestra gives first performance.
NHL goalie Georges Vézina collapses in a game; dies of tuberculosis 4 months later; tended goal for the Canadiens 1910-25 without missing a game; Canadiens donated the Vézina Trophy to the NHL in his honour. Pierre Corneille’s “Tite et Berenice” premieres in Paris.
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It happened on a… June 2
2022
Queen Elizabeth II stands on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, surrounded by her successors to the throne, during the Trooping the Colour parade in London. This event marks the diamond jubilee of the sovereign, 70 years of reign.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces his resignation, 5 days after his re-election, amid FIFA’s involvement in a bribery scandal. The former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Ken Jennings begins his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy!.
Pope John Paul II arrived in his native Poland on the first visit by a pope to a Communist country. The National Arts Center in Canada opened its doors to the public.
Elizabeth was crowned queen of England at Westminster Abbey.
George Herman “Babe” Ruth announced that he was retiring from baseball. Kraft rolls out Velveeta cheese.
Construction begins on Clay St (San Francisco) for world’s 1st cable railroad.
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It happened on a… June 1
2019
Mexican-American boxer Andy Ruiz Jr produces a huge upset when he stops English champion Anthony Joshua in 7 at Madison Square Garden; wins IBF, WBO, IBO and WBA world heavyweight titles.
US President Donald Trump announces the US is withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement. Switzerland’s Gotthard Base Tunnel is completed – world’s longest at 57km and most expensive tunnel costing €11bn.
General Motors filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The filing made GM the largest U.S. industrial company to enter bankruptcy protection.
Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting. Ronnie Wood replaces Mick Taylor as Rolling Stone guitarist.
Paul McCartney & Wings release “Live & Let Die”.
Siesta was abolished by the government of Mexico. The first pay telephone service in the world is installed in New Haven, Connecticut.
Quebec is the first Province of Canada coins minted: pennies, nickels, dimes and 20 cent pieces.
Charles Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil) is published. First written record of Scotch Whisky appears in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Friar John Cor is the distiller.
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China’s ruling Communist Party announces it will allow married couples to have three children, in effort to boost falling birthrates.
Psy’s “Gangnam Style” becomes the first video to reach 2 billion views on YouTube. British children’s cartoon “Peppa Pig” created by Astley Baker Davies premieres.
“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono record “Give Peace a Chance”. The first talking Mickey Mouse cartoon, “The Karnival Kid”, is released.
Battle of Jutland: Largest naval battle of World War I between the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet which killed 8,645.
Dr. John Harvey Kellogg patented “flaked cereal.” 1st electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition.
E.J. DeSemdt patented asphalt.
In London, Big Ben went into operation. 
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