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2021

The United States has authorized its third COVID-19 vaccine, from Johnson & Johnson, a single-dose vaccine.

2020

The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffers its largest point drop in history, closing at 1,190.95 in New York, amid concerns about COVID-19.

Quebec reports its first case of COVID-19. A Montreal woman returning from a trip to Iran is infected with the coronavirus.

1998

The British House of Lords ends a tradition dating back more than 1,000 years by allowing the first-born child of a monarch, regardless of gender, to ascend to the throne.

1994

The Lillehammer Winter Olympics in Norway come to a close. Canada wins three gold medals: two by Myriam Bédard in biathlon and one by Jean-Luc Brassard in moguls.

1991

Singer James Brown is released from prison.

1981

Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder record the song “Ebony & Ivory.”

1977

In Toronto, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones is arrested by the RCMP and charged with possession of heroin and cocaine. The guitarist is released after posting $25,000 bail and the Stones agree to perform two free benefit concerts.