It happened on a… September 9 - Beinteractivegroup

2021

Tom Brady becomes first player in NFL history to start 300 regular season games as he guides Tampa Bay Buccaneers to an opening day 31-29 win at home to Dallas Cowboys.

2019

Australia experiences its earliest and most severe start to the fire season after fighting dozens of bushfires in Queensland and New South Wales.

2015

Queen Elizabeth II becomes Great Britain’s longest-reigning monarch at 63 years and seven months, beating the previous record set by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.

1999

Sega releases the first 128 bit video game console the Dreamcast.

1984

Pope John Paul II arrives in Quebec City to begin 12 day tour of Canada. His itinerary is – Trois-Rivières, Montreal, St. John’s, Moncton, Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver and Ottawa-Hull.

1971

John Lennon releases his “Imagine” album.

Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings retired from the National Hockey League (NHL).

1969

In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making the French language equal to the English language throughout the Federal government.

1956

Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.