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2022

On January 29, hundreds of truck drivers converged on Ottawa. The Canadian capital became a gathering place for thousands of protesters who came to express their frustration with public health measures, their opposition to COVID-19 vaccines, or their dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government.

2018

Premiere of the Marvel film “Black Panther,” directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chadwick Boseman.

David Beckham becomes the owner of a Miami soccer team in Major League Soccer (MLS).

2017

A mosque in Quebec City is attacked. Six people are killed and 17 others are injured by a Quebec student.

2007

Ken Dryden’s No. 29 jersey is retired by the Montreal Canadiens.

1996

Lucien Bouchard is sworn in as Premier of Quebec. The former Bloc Québécois member succeeds Jacques Parizeau.

1964

The IXth Winter Olympic Games open in Innsbruck, Austria.

1959

Walt Disney’s film “Sleeping Beauty” is released.

1936

Major League Baseball inducts its first members into its Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.

1920

Walt Disney begins working as an artist for the KC Slide Co. for the first time, earning $40 a week.

1916

During World War I, the Germans bombed Paris from airships.

1892

The Coca-Cola Company is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.

1829

McGill University opens in Montreal. It was named in honor of James McGill, a fur trader.

It happened on… January 29

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