It happened on a… September 3

2013

Microsoft purchases Nokia for $7.2 Billion.

1999

Mario Lemieux’s ownership group officially takes over the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins; Lemieux is first player in the modern era of sports to buy the team he once played for.

1995

eBay (Electronic Bay) founded by Pierre Omidyar.

1978

Pope John Paul I officially installed as 263rd supreme pontiff.

Opening of 8 new stations on the Montreal Metro.

1977

Last broadcast of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” on CBS.

1966

Bobby Orr signs his first NHL contract with the Boston Bruins; 2 year deal paying a then record $70,000 plus signing bonus.

1944

Holocaust diarist Anne Frank sent to Auschwitz concentration camp.

1935

First automobile to exceed 300mph, Malcolm Campbell powers Bluebird to 301.129mph at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.

1895

The first professional football game was played in Latrobe, PA. The Latrobe YMCA defeated the Jeannette Athletic Club 12-0.

1888

First Labour Day (Fête du Travail) parade in Montreal.

1783

The Revolutionary War between the U.S. and Great Britain ended with the Treaty of Paris.