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2018

The ashes of renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking are interred at Westminster in London alongside those of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.

High-wire artist Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to successfully cross over Niagara Falls on a tightrope.

NBA Draft: St. Vincent–St. Mary High School forward LeBron James is selected as the first overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Bloc Québécois, Canada’s first political party supporting Quebec nationalism, is founded.

Bob Dylan records the song “Like a Rolling Stone.”

A fire kills 35 elderly people at the Hospice Ste-Cunégond in Montreal.

Canada’s Maritime provinces adopt Atlantic Standard Time.

The very first film is created using 12 cameras, each capturing an image of a galloping horse.

Charles Goodyear invents vulcanization, a process that makes rubber elastic.

The first blood transfusion is performed by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.

American colonists complete the construction of Fort James in Jamestown, VA.

The Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark, is unveiled. It is the oldest national flag in the world.

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