Hockey's treasured Stanley Cup stolen: Today in history

In 1776 , the first scholastic fraternity in the United States , Phi Beta Kappa , was organized at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg , Va. In 1837 , Lower Canada (now Quebec ) was placed under martial law during a rebellion.

Five U.S. Avenger torpedo bombers disappeared in Bermuda triangle in 1945 .

In 1999 , former prime minister Pierre Trudeau was named the century ’s top newsmaker in The Canadian Press survey of newspaper editors and broadcasters.

In 2008 , Jay Triano became the first Canadian to head coach in an NBA game.

O.J. Simpson was sentenced to 33 years in prison with eligibility for parole after nine years in 2008 , for kidnapping and robbing two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2007 .

In 2019 , Liberal MP Anthony Rota was elected Speaker of the House of Commons .

In 2021 , former Kansas senator and failed U.S. presidential hopeful Bob Dole died at the age of 98 . In 2021 , the Trans Mountain pipeline restarted. The federal Crown corporation said the pipeline had been re-started following a three-week precautionary shutdown during storms in southern British Columbia . It carries 300,000 barrels per day of petroleum products from Alberta to B.C. The B.C. government had asked motorists to limit fuel purchases to 30 -litres per trip to the gas pump. —-.