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2014

Sisters Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won gold and silver at the Sochi Olympics, becoming the first Canadian sisters to achieve this feat.

The XIX Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, begin in the United States.

The XVI Winter Olympic Games open in Albertville, France.

The XIV Winter Olympic Games begin in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

Wayne Gretzky sets an NHL record by scoring four goals in a single period.

The film “Taxi Driver” by director Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster, is released. It goes on to win the 1976 Palme d’Or.

The Nasdaq stock index debuts with 50 companies.

The administration of President John F. Kennedy bans all travel to Cuba, as well as all financial and commercial transactions with the country.

The first star is installed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California.

Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.

The Walt Disney film studio is founded in Hollywood, California.

The first execution by gas chamber takes place in the state of Nevada.

The Boy Scouts of America are founded by William D. Boyce.

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