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2021

Cristiano Ronaldo breaks the world record for goals scored in men’s international soccer; he scores his 110th and 111th goals for Portugal in a 2-1 victory over the Republic of Ireland in Faro as part of World Cup qualifying.

2020

The group BTS becomes the first Korean music group to reach No. 1 on the North American charts with the song “Dynamite.”

1999

Former Pittsburgh Penguins player Mario Lemieux becomes the team’s owner. The Penguins become the first professional sports team to be owned by one of their former players.

1995

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio.

1985

A joint Franco-American expedition discovers the wreck of the Titanic, which sank in 1912, killing more than 1,500 people.

1980

One-legged runner Terry Fox abandons his Marathon of Hope after 135 days and more than 5,000 km of running across Canada. His cancer has returned. He will die within the coming year.