40 years ago this week, Toronto’s most recognizable landmark opened its very, very, very tall elevators to the world
History


14,000 year-old cave art discovered

Around 70 paintings found in Atxurra cave in Basque in northern Spain


This day in history: Star Wars opens

The movie that started it all opened Memorial Day weekend, May 25, 1977


This day in history: Mount St. Helens erupts

The volcano’s eruption on May 18, 1980 was the most destructive in United States history


Humans lived in Florida earlier than thought

Stone tools and mastodon bones dated 14,500 years ago found together by archeologists


This day in history: Nelson Mandela sworn in as president

May 10, 1994 is the day where South Africa changed forever