Today in History: NHL created; Tut's tomb opened; and a $40 million gold heist

In 1539 , in England , the monastery at the Fountains Abbey was surrendered to the Crown .

In 1789 , a day of thanksgiving was set aside by U.S. President George Washington to observe the adoption of the Constitution of the United States .

The first college social fraternity, Kappa Alpha , was formed at Union College in Schenectady , N.Y ..

In 1986 , Ann Harrison of Toronto became the world’s first double-lung transplant recipient.

In 1988 , the Roman Catholic Church announced that scientific tests proved the Shroud of Turin was not the burial cloth of Jesus Christ .

In 1998 , a high-speed express passenger train rammed into a derailed passenger train, killing over 200 people.

In 2013 , the NHL and Rogers announced the largest TV deal in NHL history, a 12-year , $5.2-billion pact.

The Toronto Argonauts kicked a field goal with 53 seconds left to take their first lead of the game and followed that with an end zone interception to secure a 27 -24 win over the Calgary Stampeders .

In 2018 , the Senate passed legislation ordering an end to five weeks of rotating strikes at Canada Post .