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It happened on a… November 4

2016

British TV series “The Crown” premieres with Claire Foy playing Queen Elizabeth II and Matt Smith as Prince Philip

2015

Justin Trudeau sworn in as Canadian Prime Minister with a cabinet split equally between men and women.

2014

The body of the last missing victim is found on board the wrecked Costa Concordia, during its dismantling in Genoa.

2008

Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate John McCain.

2001

“Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” 1st film adaptation of the books by J. K. Rowling, premieres starring Daniel Radcliffe.

1996

British girls group the Spice Girls release their debut album “Spice”, goes on to sell 23 million copies.

1993

Jean Chretien is appointed the Prime Minister of Canada by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn.

1992

Trois-Rivières goaltender Manon Rhéaume the first woman to sign a professional hockey contract.

1980

Republican candidate Ronald Reagan is elected President of the United States, defeating incumbent Democrat US President Jimmy Carter by a landslide.

1958

Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli crowned as pope John XXIII.

1956

Journalist René Lévesque debuts in new Société Radio-Canada public affairs show, ‘Point de Mire’.

1953

Société Radio-Canada starts broadcasting La Famille Plouffe; the series is Quebec’s first téléroman.

1946

United Nations Educational, Scientific, & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) formed

1939

At the 40th National Automobile Show the first air-conditioned car was put on display.

1936

Creation of the Société Radio-Canada, the french counterpart of the CBC.

1922

Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt.

1873

Dentist John Beers of San Francisco patents the gold crown.

1783

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Symphony No. 36” premieres in Linz, Austria.

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