TODAY IN HISTORY: Three killed on The Twilight Zone set

In 1942, MPs approved a measure allowing the Canadian government to impose conscription by cabinet order, rather than having to call Parliament into session. The Liberals under William Lyon Mackenzie King, who had been elected on a promise not to impose conscription, held a plebescite in April asking voters to release them from that promise. In Quebec, the vote was 72.9 per cent against, while in the rest of Canada, the Yes side won 80 per cent of the votes. King then promised that none of the conscripts would be sent overseas. Due to a manpower shortage in 1944, however, and the pro-conscript mood in his own government, King announced Nov. 22 that they would indeed be sent to war. Only 12,908 conscripted soldiers were actually sent abroad during the Second World War.

In 1967 the Pan-American games opened in Winnipeg. Canada won 92 medals, including 12 gold. Vancouver swimmer Elaine Tanner would win two gold medals and three silver, breaking two world records. The U.S. would lead all countries with 218 medals.

In 1982, actor Vic Morrow and two child actors died when struck by a helicopter during filming of “The Twilight Zone” movie. Director John Landis and four others were later acquitted of charges in the deaths.

In 1983, an Air Canada 767 made an emergency glide landing on an airstrip in Gimli, Man. The plane ran out of fuel in mid-air due to confusion over the metric system and fuel metering problems. None of the 61 passengers were hurt during the landing but some suffered minor injuries during the emergency evacuation.

In 1984, Vanessa Williams, the first black Miss America, became the first Miss America to relinquish her title when it was revealed she had earlier posed nude. Penthouse magazine published the photos.

In 1989, Ringo Starr kicked off his first tour since the breakup of The Beatles with a show in Dallas. Starr began the concert with his 1971 hit “It Don’t Come Easy.” His ‘All-Starr’ band included guitarist Joe Walsh, organist Billy Preston, blues legend Dr. John, saxman Clarence Clemons and drummer Levon Helm. Starr continues regular touring to this day.

In 2000, Tiger Woods, 24, became the fifth — and youngest — golfer to win the sport's Grand Slam when he scored a runaway, eight-stroke victory at the British Open in St. Andrews, Scotland.

In 2002, the Pope John Paul II arrived in Toronto for the World Youth Day festival.

In 2011, Amy Winehouse, the beehived soul-jazz diva whose public struggle with drug and alcohol abuse overshadowed a distinctive musical talent, was found dead in her London home. She was 27. Winehouse shot to fame with the album “Back to Black,” that garnered her five Grammys. A coroner's report later ruled she died from accidental alcohol poisoning.

In 2020, the Privy Council Office said it would launch an independent review of allegations that Gov. Gen. Julie Payette mistreated past and current employees at Rideau Hall. The CBC reported that Payette had yelled at, belittled and publicly humiliated employees, reducing some to tears or prompting them to quit. Payette said she is “deeply concerned” with the reports and welcomes an independent review.