Meech Lake deal introduced before failing
In 311, Roman Emperor Galerius issued the first edict of toleration for Christianity, ending three centuries of persecution.
In 1087, Julian Katarva, a nobleman who through a tragic error was responsible for the deaths of several members of his family, died. He devoted the rest of his life to the care of the sick, the troubled and the suffering. He became known as “Julian the Hospitaller.”
In 1349, the Jewish community at Radolszell, Germany, was exterminated in a pogrom.
In 1563, Jews were expelled from France by order of Charles VI
In 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States.
In 1803, France sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States for $27 million. The area included all the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.
In 1945, as Russian troops approached his Berlin bunker, Adolf Hitler committed suicide along with his wife of one day, Eva Braun.
In 1975, the Vietnam War ended as the South Vietnamese army and government surrendered to the North.
In 1986, Western governments urged their citizens to leave the Soviet republic of Ukraine because of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster a few days before.
In 1987, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the premiers reached an agreement that would bring Quebec into the constitutional fold. Named after the government retreat near Ottawa where the deal was struck, the Meech Lake accord would have – among other things – recognized Quebec as a distinct society. To become law, it had to be ratified by Parliament and all provincial legislatures by June 23, 1990. But the accord died when Manitoba and Newfoundland failed to approve it.
In 1991, an estimated 125,000 people died when a cyclone struck Bangladesh.
In 1998 , the CRTC announced new rules for music content and radio station ownership. Starting the following year, stations had to play 35 per cent Canadian content, up from 30 per cent. And a single owner in larger markets could own up to four stations, two AM and two FM.