1945 Munich is captured by Patch's 7th Army unit.

1947 Boulder Dam renamed in honor of Herbert Hoover

1948 Org of American States charter signed at Bogot , Colombia

1950 Construction starts on $95 million Interprovincial Pipeline to carry oil from Alberta to the Ontario Lakehead.

1955 Element 101, Mendelevium, announced

1955 Perez Prado's "Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White" goes #1 for 10 weeks

1960 Lt. Gen. H.D. Graham leaves the Canadian armed forces; last officer with a World War I ribbon to retire.

1961 The first Airline shuttle flights between Wash DC, Boston & NYC begin (Eastern)

1962 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 75,190 m

1962 Willie Mays hits 4 HRs

1969 Sir Paul Hasluck appointed Australian Governor-General.

1970 The first CP coal unit train, comprising 88 cars and carrying more than 9,000 tons of coking coal destined to Japan, arrives at Roberts Bank superport after a 700-mile run from Sparwood, B.C.

1970 US troops invade Cambodia

1970 Vancouver BC, the first computer-controlled CP Rail coal train reaches Roberts Bank from mines in Alberta.

1972 "Arthur Godfrey Time" ends a 27 year run on radio

1973 Nixon announces resignation of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, et al

1973 Paul McCartney releases "Red Rose Speedway" including "My Love"

1973 Women's tennis groups end disputes over sanctioning tournaments

1974 Agnes (Robertson) Moorehead Emmy Award-winning actresswas died

1975 Saigon falls to North Vietnamese forces

1975 US civilian forces evacuate from Vietnam; Saigon surrenders

1976 Wings release "Silly Love Songs"

1977 Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de Mayo hold first weekly march to demand return of their disappeared children.

1980 Queen Beatrix of Netherlands ascends to the throne

1980 Terrorists seize Iranian Embassy in London

1981 John Lauchlan & James Blench; both natives of Seebe, Alberta, reach summit of 7,454.5m Mt. Gangapurna in the Himalayas by a new south face route.

1982 Fort McMurray Alberta, Alberta Alsands oil project collapses despite offers of aid from Ottawa and Alberta.

1984 1700 skiers participate in an alpine event at Are, Sweden

1984 Strong winds cause a 30 min delay in Toronto Blue Jays game

1986 Ashrita Furman peformed 8,341 somersaults over 12 miles

1986 In the Michoacan, Mexico region a 7.0 earthquake caused some minor damage (V) in the Mexico City area

1987 NY Islander Mike Bossy plays his final game

1988 World Exposition, Expo 88 opens in Brisbane Australia

1989 Critics Siskel & Ebert film their 500th TV movie-review show

1989 US beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup

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