It happened on a… October 10

2014

Malala Yousafzai & Kailash Satyarthi win the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize

Hartford center Doug Jarvis ends his career having played an NHL record 964 consecutive games as the Whalers lose 6-2 to the New York Rangers.

Nordiques’ Réal Cloutier scores three goals in his first NHL game; first game hat trick sets NHL record.

Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte kidnapped by FLQ cell while playing football with his son outside his suburban home in St-Hubert.

The Beach Boys release their influential single “Good Vibrations”.

XVIII Summer Olympic Games open in Tokyo, Japan.

Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Quebec marred by demonstrations; police wield nightsticks to break up crowds; called ‘le Samedi de la Matraque’.

Pan Am begins regular flights around the world.

Inauguration of the Autoroute des Laurentides.

“Giant”, directed by George Stevens, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean in his last role, premieres in NYC.

The billiard ball was patented by John Wesley Hyatt.