TODAY IN HISTORY: Bluenose launched

In 1908, Prince Edward Island banned all automobiles.The first car had appeared on the island three years earlier, causing such a controversy that the law outlawing the operation of any motor vehicle was passed. That law lasted until 1913.

In 1917, the Seattle Metropolitans became the first U.S. team to win the Stanley Cup, defeating the Montreal Canadiens.

In 1921, the racing schooner “Bluenose” was launched at Lunenberg, N.S. Captained by Angus Walters, she raced

five times for the North Atlantic fishermen’s championship and was never beaten. The “Bluenose” was also a fishing boat. She returned from her first trip to the Grand Banks as highliner of the Lunenberg fleet, having caught more than the other ships. Sold during the Second World War, the “Bluenose” was wrecked near Haiti in 1946. The schooner — a member of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame — is commemorated on the Canadian dime.

In 1970, Peter Yarrow of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary pleaded guilty to taking immoral liberties with a 14-year-old girl. He spent three months in jail.

In 1977, “Foreigner’s” first single, “Feels Like the First Time,” was released. It reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1987, Ontario Liberal Sheila Copps became the first sitting Member of Parliament to give birth. She had a girl.

In 1989, the Soviet Union’s first open election in almost 70 years saw Russian voters elect Boris Yeltsin as president.

In 1992, an Indianapolis judge sentenced former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson to six years in prison for raping a beauty pageant contestant.

In 2010, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won their first world figure skating title.