Aug 21,1796 Toronto Ontario - Mississauga Chief Wabakinine, protecting his sister from a British soldier, is struck on the head with a rock and killed; his wife is also seriously injured. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aug 21,1816 Quebec, Quebec - Quebec has an early season snowfall. ...........my snowblower is ready....................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aug 21,1775 Kennebec River, Maine - Benedict Arnold 1738-1789 begins second wing of invasion of Canada up the Kennebec River toward Quebec. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 21,1760 Sorel Quebec - Brigadier General James Murray 1722-1794 puts the village of Sorel to the torch. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 21,1841 - John Hampton of New Orleans, LA, received a patent for venetian blinds. Now if he could have just invented self-cleaning venetian blinds..................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 21,1878 - A group of 100 lawyers got together at Saratoga Springs, New York and formed the American Bar Association. And they've been drunk ever since..................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------