French-Breton explorer Jacques Cartier discovered “Mount Royal,” now known as Montreal, Canada.
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EA Games' FIFA 10, the highest-rated FIFA game made, was released in Europe.
Three Russian cosmonauts returned from space after spending a record time of 237 days in orbit.
Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. was founded in Phoenix, Arizona.
Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court Justice.
The classic children's book 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' by Beatrix Potter was published in London, England.