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2017

The New York Times publishes an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

2005

Stephenie Meyer’s vampire novel Twilight is published by Little Brown.

1987

Canada and the United States sign a free trade agreement.

1984

Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian to travel into space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.

1983

Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scores a goal against Toronto, beginning a streak of 51 consecutive games in which he scores at least one goal per game. The streak ends on January 28, 1984.

1975

Official opening of Mirabel International Airport.

1973

Elton John’s seventh album, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” is released.

1970

British citizen James R. Cross is kidnapped in Westmount by the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ). He will be released in December.

1962

The film “Dr. No,” the first James Bond movie, based on the novel by Ian Fleming and starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress, premieres in London.

The Beatles release their first single, “Love Me Do.”

1956

The film “The Ten Commandments,” directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner, is released.

1919

Enzo Ferrari competes in his first car race. He would later found Auto Avio Construzioni Ferrari.

It happened on… October 5

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