It happened on a… November 19

2023

The Montreal Alouettes won the 110th Grey Cup against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The game was decided in the final minute, thanks to a Tyson Philpot touchdown with 13 seconds left. Final score 28-24.

2010

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1” the 7th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released worldwide

1996

The 12.9 km Confederation Bridge, joining Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island and Cape Jourimain, New-Brunswick is completed.

1990

Pop duo Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award after it is learned they did not sing on their award-winning “Girl You Know Its True” album

1979

Chuck Berry was released from prison after serving a four-month sentence for tax evasion.

1970

Hafiz al-Assad seized power in Syria.

1969

Apollo 12’s Charles Conrad and Alan Bean become the 3rd and 4th humans on the Moon

1967

René Lévesque founds the Mouvement ‘Souveraineté-Association’; will later be folded into the Parti québécois.

1965

Kellogg’s Pop Tarts pastries created.

1963

Gordie Howe scores record-breaking 545th goal against Charlie Hodge of the Montreal Canadiens, breaking Maurice Richard’s mark.

1959

Ford Motors cancels its poorly received Edsel model.

1949

Prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco.

1893

The first newspaper color supplement was published in the Sunday New York World.

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