On this date, March 20, in history:
In 1909, acclaimed abstract painter Jack Bush was born in Toronto.
In 1964, the quiz show Jeopardy debuted on NBC. The original version, hosted by Art Fleming, ran until 1975. It was revived as a syndicated show in 1984 with Canadian-born Alex Trebek as host. In 1974, a riot by workers at Hydro-Quebec’s James Bay power project caused millions of dollars in damage and a temporary halt to construction.
In 1985, Alaskan musher Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race, travelling from Anchorage to Nome in 17 days.In 1987, the U.S. government announced approval of the AIDS drug AZT .Article content In 2004, former Dutch queen Juliana died at age 94. She spent the Second World War years in Ottawa with her daughters then sent an annual gift of tulip bulbs to thank Ottawa for providing wartime sanctuary.
In 2010, Pope Benedict XVI released a letter apologizing for years of physical and sexual abuse suffered by Irish children at the hands of Catholic priests. In 2010, the Vall d’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona performed the world’s first full-face transplant, including jaw, nose, cheekbones, muscles, teeth and eyelids, and placed it mask-like onto a man identified only as “Oscar.”
In 2015, a Toronto jury found Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier guilty of eight terrorism charges between them in a plot to derail a passenger train travelling between Canada and the U.S. In September, they were both sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility until 2023.
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