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2014
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2011
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1986
Canadian and Quebec delegations attend the first Francophone Summit – la francophonie.
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1967
Beatles release “Penny Lane” & “Strawberry Fields”
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1951
Detroit right wing Gordie Howe scores his 100th career NHL goal and adds an assist in a 2-1 Red Wings’ victory away to the Montreal Canadiens.
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1936
The world’s first superhero, The Phantom, a cartoon strip by Lee Falk, makes his first appearance in comics.
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1909
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1904
Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
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1867
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1859
Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Un Ballo in maschera” premieres in Naples.
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