In spite of huge cost overruns and a boycott by African nations, the 21st Olympics were a success. They will be remembered as the Games in which the 14-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci scored perfect 10s on her way to Olympic gold.
1982 Glenn Gould
The brilliant and eccentric pianist Glenn Gould stopped performing publicly early in his career to devote himself to studio recordings that amazed the classical music world with their originality and beauty.
1983 Jeanne Sauvé
After winning respect as a three-time Cabinet Minister and as Speaker of the House of Commons, Jeanne Sauvé made history by becoming the first woman to represent the Crown as Governor General.
1988 Calgary Winter Olympics
The 15th Winter Olympics opened with a spectacular Wild West show, featuring 6,000 performers. The Calgary Olympics finished with an unprecedented $32-million profit.
1988 Gretzky
The country was stunned when its greatest hockey player and national sports idol, Wayne Gretzky, was traded by the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings.
1989 Loonie
The last $1 bills rolled off the presses on April 20, to be replaced by a brass coin. Mint officials predicted that the "Loonies" would last 20 times longer than paper bills.
Gen X
When his witty book defined the post-Baby Boom generation as Generation X, Douglas Copeland coined a phrase that quickly became part of the language.
1992 Blue Jays
The 1992 Toronto Blue Jays were the first non-US based team to ever win the baseball World Series. They repeated the feat in 1993 with a dramatic home run by Joe Carter.
