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2014
Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe claim gold and silver medals in the moguls freestyle skiing event at the Sochi Winter Olympics; first Canadian sisters to stand together on the podium.
2002
XIX Winter Olympic Games open in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
1992
XVI Winter Olympic Games opens in Albertville, France.
1984
XIV Winter Olympic Games open in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
1983
Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period.
1976
“Taxi Driver” directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster, is released (Palme d'Or 1976).
1971
Nasdaq Composite stock market index debuts with 50 companies and a starting value of 100
1963
Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.
1960
The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1952
Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom.
1926
Founding of the Walt Disney Studios in Hollywood, California.
1924
Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
1920
The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
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