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2009

The Black Eyed Peas release the song “Boom Boom Pow” (2010 Grammy Award for Best Music Video, 2009 Billboard Song of the Year).

2002

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, takes place at Westminster Abbey in England. More than one million people attend.

2001

German Formula 1 drivers Michael and Ralf Schumacher become the first brothers to share the front row on the starting grid. They qualified 1st and 2nd at the São Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil.

1990

Quebec Nordiques center Joe Sakic, age 20, becomes the youngest player in NHL history to record 100 points in a single season.

1975

The CN Tower in Toronto reaches a height of 555.35 meters, becoming the world’s tallest freestanding tower. It cost $44 million to build.

1967

Jimi Hendrix set a guitar on fire for the first time on stage in London.

1966

The USSR launches Luna 10, the first lunar satellite.

1959

The Dalai Lama (Lhama Dhondrub, Tenzin Gyatso) begins his exile by crossing the border into India.

1949

Newfoundland becomes Canada’s 10th province.

1939

"The Hound of the Baskervilles," the first of 14 films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, is released.

1889

In Paris, the Eiffel Tower opens to visitors.

1831

Quebec City and Montreal are officially incorporated as cities.

It happened on… March 31

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