space, and in 1980, Terry Fox begins his "Marathon of Hope" at St. John's, Newfoundland. Thursday, June 7, 2012 - Birthday of Dean Martin (1921), Tom Jones (1940), and Prince (1958). Thursday, September 6, 2012 - In 1952, Canada's first television station, CBFT-TV , opens in Montreal. Thursday, November 1, 2012 -