Aug 28,1872 Niagara Falls Ontario - James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok 1837-1876 stars in the Grand Buffalo Hunt at Niagara Falls; first Wild West Show in Canada sees Native American and Mexican cowboys doing a thrilling display of roping and riding, and 'hunting' three tame buffalo. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 28,1833 London England - British Parliament outlaws slavery in the British Empire; 700,000 persons are liberated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 28,1781 Annapolis, Nova Scotia - American privateers attack Annapolis Royal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aug 28,1775 Richelieu River Quebec - Richard Montgomery 1736-1775 begins one wing of invasion of Canada down Richelieu River with General Schuyler and 1,000 troops; invites inhabitants to join the American Revolution. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 28,1760 Ile aux Noix, Quebec - William Haviland 1718-1784 takes Fort Ile aux Noix on the Richelieu River; later Fort Lennox. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 28,1830 - The passenger-carrying train locomotive Tom Thumb was demonstrated for the first time at Baltimore, MD. It was the first locomotive of its kind built in America. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------