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It happened on a… October 14

2007

“Keeping Up with the Kardashians” featuring Kim, Khloé, and Kourtney Kardashian premieres on the E! cable network in the US

1979

Philadelphia Flyers start 35 game unbeaten streak beating Toronto 4-3

Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky scores his first NHL goal; will eventually become the League’s greatest scorer.

1966

Montreal’s new Metro subway goes into operation; 26 stations operated by la Société de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal (STCUM).

1964

Martin Luther King Jr. announced as winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

1957

Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first Canadian monarch to open the Parliament of Canada with the Speech from the Throne..

1926

The book “Winnie-the-Pooh,” by A.A. Milne, made its debut.

1916

1st PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Siwanoy CC, Bronxville, NY: Englishman Jim Barnes defeats Jock Hutchison by 1 hole in the 36-hole final.

1892

Arthur Conan Doyle publishes “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” collection of 12 stories originally published serially in “The Strand Magazine”.

1884

George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film.

1815

First presentation of a Moliere play, ‘Les Fourberies de Scapin’ in Montreal.

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