Aug 1, 1615 (http://www1.sympatico.ca/news/otd/images/otd.98.08.01.a.lg.gif) Huronia Ontario- Samuel de Champlain c1570-1635 arrives in Huronia with ten Indians and Etienne Brulé, to back Hurons against Iroquois; winters in Huronia; estimates population at 30,000. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 1, 1834 London England- Slavery outlawed in the British Empire, including British North America; estimated 770,280 slaves become free; 30 years before it was outlawed in the US, after the Union victory in the Civil War. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 1, 1639 Quebec Quebec- Marie de l'Incarnation Guyart 1599-1672 arrives in Quebec to found a convent and hospital of Ursuline nuns (Sisters of the Hôtel-Dieu) in the Lower Town of Quebec; first hospital in North America north of Mexico; will also open a school for girls. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 1, 1621 Quebec Quebec- Guillemette Hébert and Guillaume Couillard married at Quebec; first wedding on record in the town. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aug 1,1893 - Henry Perky and William Ford of Watertown, NY woke up early and found their patent sitting on the breakfast table. They had invented shredded wheat. Pass the bananas and milk, please... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aug 1,1873 - The first cable streetcar in America began operation on Clay Street Hill in San Francisco, CA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------