It happened on a… January 21

2002

The Canadian Dollar sets all-time low against the US Dollar (US$0.6179).

Production of the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland.

The Bee Gees’ album “Saturday Night Fever” goes #1 for 24 weeks.

The French Concorde SST aircraft began regular commercial service for Air France and British Airways.

The Boeing 747 made its first commercial flight from New York to London for Pan American.

The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec.

British crime writer Agatha Christie publishes her first novel “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” introducing the character Hercule Poirot.

During the French Revolution, King Louis XVI was executed on the guillotine. He had been condemned for treason.