'We return you now to the stars, Leonard': Nimoy of Star Trek fame dies on this day in history

Emperor Theodosius II founded the first university in the western world in Constantinople , Turkey , in 425 .

In 1860 , Abraham Lincoln delivered a widely acclaimed speech in which he argued against the expansion of slavery into the western territories.

In 1917 , women in Ontario won the right to vote in provincial elections.

Mickey Mantle signed a $ 100,000 contract with the New York Yankees .

In 2009 , Denver ’s Rocky Mountain News published its last edition, just shy of its 150th anniversary.

In 2010 , a 8.8-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed nearly 500 people and damaged some 500,000 homes in coastal towns of Chile .

In 2015 , Leonard Nimoy , the actor known and loved by generations of Star Trek fans as the pointy-eared half-human, half-Vulcan , purely logical science officer Mr. Spock , died at his Los Angeles home.

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced the flight ban, saying the move was being taken in retaliation for Russian President Vladimir Putin ’s decision to attack neighbouring Ukraine . The announcement followed similar moves by most European countries, led by Britain , Poland , Bulgaria and the Czech Republic . In 2023 , the federal government banned TikTok from government-issued mobile devices days after federal and provincial privacy commissioners began investigating the social media platform. Treasury Board president Mona Fortier released a statement saying the app presents an unacceptable level of risk to security and privacy. —-.