Aug 11, 1757 Montreal Quebec- Montreal rejoices as Bougainville announces Montcalm's victory over the English at Fort William Henry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 11, 1691 La Prairie Quebec- Varennes defeats New York force led by Peter Schuyler at La Prairie. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 11, 1649 Quebec Quebec- Laurent Berman first licensed practicing notary in New France. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 11,1896 - Harvey Hubbell of Bridgeport, CT received a patent for the pull-chain, electric-light socket! Pull the chain, the light goes on. Pull it again, the light goes off. (Pull it again and the chain comes off... )