Aug 22,1711 Ile-aux-Oeufs Quebec - British Admiral Hovenden Walker's assault on New France falters as 8 of his 15 warships are wrecked in gales and heavy fog in the St. Lawrence; nearly 900 men drown; 25 ships remaining in fleet return to England. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 22, 1777 Fort Stanwix New York - Barry St. Leger abandons siege of Fort Stanwix when Benedict Arnold and a force of 1,000 arrive and frighten off Indians; retreats to Oswego. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 22, 1760 Sorel Quebec - James Murray leads British troops in attacking and destroying Sorel. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 22,1770 - Captain James Cook, having landed at Australia, claimed it for the British Crown. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 22, 1865 - William Sheppard of New York City patented liquid soap. Take a rubber ducky to lunch today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------