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Sir Georges problem (Jan29-Feb11)
The Sir George Williams Computer Riot occurs as students occupy the computer centre ofSir George Williams University to protest alleged racism(<thats the problem!) on campus -
USS Enterpsise
An explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314 -
Protest with fire
Student Jan Palach sets himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square to protest the Soviet invasion ofCzechoslovakia; 3 days later he dies. -
President of Amerikuh!
Richard Milhous Nixon succeeds Lyndon Baines Johnson as the 37th President of the United States of America -
The Beatles
The Beatles give their last public performance, filming several tracks on the roof of Apple Records, London -
FLQ
FLQ terrorists bomb the Montreal Stock Exchange -
No teaching french
An 18 month long strike by Quebec teachers comes to an end -
Pie-Pual Golf
Pierre-Paul Geoffroy pleads guilty to charges connected to 31 FLQ bombings -
Meir the first
Golda Meir becomes the first female prime minister of Israel. -
Tele Tele!
Telesat Canada is formed -
Fabulous ART!
The National Arts Centre in Ottawa opens -
Stoenwall Riots
The Stonewall riots in New York City mark the start of the modern gay rights movement in the U.S. -
Language lesson
The Official Languages Act makes French and English equal throughout the Canadian government -
Premiering a new Premier!
Edward Schreyer becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Walter Weir -
Apollo!
Apollo program: Apollo 11 (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins) lifts off toward the first landing on the Moon. -
Apollo part 2!!
July 24The Apollo 11 astronauts return from the first successful Moon landing, and are placed in biological isolation for several days, on the chance they may have brought back lunar germs. The airless lunar environment is later determined to preclude microscopic life. -
Vietnam shenanigans
– Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This starts the "Vietnamization" of the war. -
Brits and Irish
– British troops are deployed in Northern Ireland following the three-day Battle of the Bogside -
"3days of peace and music" (Aug15-18)
woodstock music festival in new york state. -
Fantastic
• Homosexuality is decriminalized -
First of the passage
The oil tanker Manhattan becomes the first such ship to travel through the Northwest Passage -
Rockville's teller
The first automatic teller machine in the United States is installed in Rockville Centre, New York -
Breaking records 'n bats!
San Francisco Giant Willie Mays becomes the first player since Babe Ruth to hit 600 career home runs -
Sesame Street YAY!!!!!!
Sesame Street premieres on the National Educational Television (NET) network -
Vietnam shenanigans part 2
Vietnam War: In Washington, DC, 250,000–500,000 protesters stage a peaceful -
Cold Hamburgers
Dave Thomas opens his first restaurant in a former steakhouse on a cold, snowy Saturday in downtown Columbus, Ohio. He names the chain Wendy's after his 8-year-old daughter -
May the 747 FLY!!!!
The Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes its debut
