It happened on… September 1

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

The final episode of “Columbo” starring Peter Falk airs on NBC.

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi overthrows King Idris during the Lebanese revolution.

Victory over Japan Day, as Japan surrenders aboard the USS Missouri, marking the end of World War II.

Jews in Germany are required to wear the yellow Star of David.

World War II begins when Germany invades Poland.

An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale strikes Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan, killing 142,000 people.

Saskatchewan and Alberta become Canada's 8th and 9th provinces.

The National Assembly building in Quebec City opens its doors.

The Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia.

King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72-year reign, the longest of any European monarch.

French explorer Jacques Cartier arrives in Hochelaga (Montreal).