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2018

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan becomes the first NFL player to earn $30 million (US) per year.

Premiere of the movie “Spider-Man,” starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Willem Dafoe.

Garry Kasparov begins a chess match against IBM’s supercomputer, Deep Blue.

Margaret Thatcher wins the general election and becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

The first unsolicited email (spam) is sent by the marketing department of Digital Equipment Corporation.

The Sears Tower in Chicago becomes the world’s tallest skyscraper, standing 108 stories high.

Beatification of Mother Marguerite d’Youville, founder of the Sisters of Charity. She is the first Canadian to be beatified.

Joe DiMaggio (left) makes his major league debut with the New York Yankees. He records three hits.

CKAC, Quebec’s first radio station, is founded in Montreal. The station will begin broadcasting in October.

It happened on… May 3