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2018

Theft of the Swedish Crown Jewels from Strängnäs Cathedral in Stockholm.

2005

Stieg Larsson’s novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (the first in the Millennium series) is published posthumously in Sweden.

1999

The Petronas Towers open in Kuala Lumpur.

1996

George R.R. Martin publishes the fantasy novel A Game of Thrones, the first in his A Song of Ice and Fire series.

1987

Mike Tyson defeats Tony Tucker in 12 rounds in the heavyweight unification bout in Las Vegas. He becomes the first boxer to hold all three titles—WBA, WBC, and IBF—at the same time.

1981

MTV, the very first television channel dedicated exclusively to music videos, launches. The first video aired is “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles.

1976

The XXI Summer Olympic Games in Montreal officially conclude.

1960

Aretha Franklin records her first session.

1957

The United States and Canada establish the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

1941

The very first Jeep is produced.

1936

Adolf Hitler presides over the opening of the Berlin Olympic Games.

1900

The first Michelin Guide is published by brothers Édouard and André Michelin. This guide serves as a reference for restaurants and hotels and encourages tourists to travel.

1831

London Bridge opens to traffic.

1793

France becomes the first country to adopt the metric system.

1792

The very first magazine in Canada, Quebec Magazine, is published.

1774

English chemist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen.

1639

Marie de l’Incarnation Guyart arrives in Quebec City to found a convent and a hospital (Hôtel-Dieu). This hospital would become the first in North America.

1619

The first Black Americans (20) arrive in Jamestown, VA.

1498

Christopher Columbus discovers “Isla Santa” (Venezuela).

It happened on… August 1

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