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2019

American financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell in New York. He was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

Google announces a restructuring. Alphabet becomes the parent company, owning Google, YouTube, Android, and Chrome.

Michael Jackson buys ATV Music, which owns all the Beatles’ songs, for $47 million.

Release of “Off the Wall,” Michael Jackson’s fifth studio album. The album was named Album of the Year in 1980 by Billboard.

Los Angeles premiere of Alfred Hitchcock’s film “Psycho,” starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh.

Construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway begins.

World War II: One day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan announces its surrender to the United States.

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first long-distance call in history, connecting Brantford, Ontario, and Paris, France.

The Louvre Museum in Paris opens its doors to the public.

Construction of the Hôtel-Dieu Hospital in Quebec City is completed.

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