what … did was; the fact that … didした is the past form of する, の turns the preceding clause into a noun-like phrase, and は marks it as the topic. The expression often introduces an emphasis on what someone did or when it happened.
JA: 私がレストランで彼女と食事をしたのは先週金曜日のことだ。
EN: The day I ate with her at the restaurant was last Friday.