It happened on a… June 27

2021

Hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada at 46.6 C (116 F) in Lytton, British Columbia (breaks record 2 days later with 49.6 C).

Facebook has reached 2 billion monthly users.

Aerosmith become first major band to let fans download a full new track free from the internet.

Oilers’ Wayne Gretzky wins the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the 7th consecutive year.

“Live & Let Die”, 8th James Bond Film, 1st to star Roger Moore, 1st released in the US.

Bobby Hull signed a 10-year hockey contract for $2,500,000. He became a player and coach of the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association.

The world’s first cash dispenser was installed at Barclays Bank in Enfield, England.

The Lumière Brothers from Paris hold the first cinema projection in Montreal at the Palace Theatre, on Boulevard St-Laurent.

General James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec.