It happened on a… July 12

2022

The first high-resolution images from the James Webb Space Telescope are released. This landscape is the edge of NGC 3324, a young star-forming region in the Carina Nebula.

2018

Sandra Oh is the first woman to be nominated for an Emmy award in a leading role for “Killing Eve”.

2000

The movie “X-Men” premiered in New York.

1998

FIFA World Cup Final, Stade de France, Saint-Denis: Zinadine Zidane scores twice as France wins first World Cup beating Brazil, 3-0.

1976

1st “Family Feud” game show debuts on ABC hosted by Richard Dawson.

1962

The Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London, England, United Kingdom.

1954

The Major League Baseball Players Association was organized in Cleveland, OH.

1836

Canada’s first railway, the Champlain and St. Lawrence, starts service between Laprairie and St-Jean on the Richelieu.

1759

James Wolfe orders cannon to start firing on Quebec from heights of Lévis.