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2021

According to UNESCO, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is expected to be added to the list of World Heritage Sites “in danger.”

2016

NHL team owners approve Las Vegas’ entry into the league for the 2017–2018 season.

2009

Eastman Kodak announces that it is discontinuing the sale of Kodachrome film after 74 years of production.

1991

The Quebec Nordiques select center Eric Lindros of the Oshawa Generals with the first overall pick in the NHL draft.

1963

Stevie Wonder, aged 13, releases his first song, “Fingertips.”

1960

Jean Lesage and the Liberal Party defeat Maurice Duplessis of the Union Nationale after 16 years in power. This marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution.

1937

Joe Louis knocks out champion James J. Braddock in the 8th round to win the heavyweight title. It was a significant moment in the history of African American sports.

1914

Diving operations begin at the wreck site of the Empress of Ireland off the coast of Pointe-au-Père.

1911

King George V is crowned in the United Kingdom. He is also King of Ireland, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and all overseas kingdoms and territories.