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Mona lisa at national gallery of art
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.. -
Diefenbaker refuses weapons from states
Prime Minister Diefenbaker refuses to accept nuclear weapons from the United States -
CIA creates new division
The CIA's Domestic Operations Division is created. -
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan, American basketball player was born -
Quebec sets off first bomb
The Front de libération du Québec sets off its first bombs in Quebec -
New Prime minister
Lester Pearson becomes Prime Minister, replacing John Diefenbaker -
Coca-Cola introduces diet coke
The Coca-Cola Company introduces its first diet drink, TaB cola -
Mike Myers
Mike Myers, actor, comedian, screenwriter and film producer was born -
Laureen Harper
Laureen Harper, wife of Prime Minister Stephen Harper is born -
NHL draft
The first annual NHL draft is held in Montreal, Quebec. -
zip codes
ZIP Codes are introduced in the U.S -
Canada's first black mayor
Mattawa celebrates
election of Canada’s first Black mayor in 1963 -
Newspaper strike
A newspaper strike begins in Toledo, Ohio. -
Push Button Telephone
The first push-button telephone is made available to AT&T customers. -
JFK
assassination of JFK -
Trans-canada flight crash
118 are killed in the Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crash near Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Quebec
