On this day in history
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1035: William the Conqueror becomes the Duke of Normandy, reigns until 1087.
1608: Samuel de Champlain starts building his trading post on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. It is the first European settlement in Canada.
1775: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army (American Revolution).
1797: Law Society of Upper Canada established.
1812: Lt Frederic Rolette captures U.S. General William Hull's schooner with American plans for invading Canada.
1812: All Americans are ordered to leave Canada.
1819: The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens.
1863: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
1884: Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
1886: Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
1898: Joshua Slocum, from Briar Island, NS, the first person to complete a solo circumnavigation of the globe.
1934: Bank of Canada Act passes with a mandate to issue currency and regulate the money supply.
1962: Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
1987: Quebec becomes the first city in North America to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
