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It happened on a… July 6

2021

Mary Simon is named Canada’s first indigenous Governor General by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

2020

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes agrees to the largest contract for an athlete in sports history, inking a 12-year deal that could end up being worth US$503 million

2016

Pokémon Go, the real-world mobile game by Niantic, is first released.

2013

A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town’s central area.

1994

“Forrest Gump”, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Gary Sinise, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1995).

1947

The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.

1933

The first All-Star baseball game was held in Chicago. The American League beat the National League 4-2.

1912

V Summer (Modern) Olympic Games officially open Stockholm, Sweden.

1885

Louis Pasteur successfully tested his anti-rabies vaccine. The child used in the test later became the director of the Pasteur Institute.

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