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2021

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in prison for attempting to bribe a judge.

The animated film Ice Age: The Meltdown by Carlos Saldanha, featuring the voices of Ay Romano and John Leguizamo, premieres.

"Titanic," directed by Canadian James Cameron, becomes the first film in history to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.

Canadian Elvis Stojko becomes the first figure skater in history to land a quadruple-triple toe loop combination.

Yahoo! is founded.

Peter Stastny (right) of the Quebec Nordiques becomes the second player in NHL history to score 100 points in each of his first six seasons.

Bank of America adopts the name VISA for its credit cards.

Pink Floyd releases the album “The Dark Side of the Moon.”

Wilt Chamberlain of the Los Angeles Lakers becomes the first basketball player to score more than 30,000 points in his career.

A gas explosion in an apartment building in La Salle claims 28 lives, including 15 children.

After a working session with his advisors, Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke. He dies four days later.

Trans Canada Air Lines establishes the first air service between Montreal and Vancouver.

Yellowstone becomes the world’s very first national park.

Samuel de Champlain becomes commander of New France, on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu.

It happened on… March 1