July 28, 1786 Montreal Quebec - John Molson proclaims that 'good ale is all I want;' says he wants to brew beer 'on the grand stage of the world.'. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - July 28,1642 Montreal Quebec - Priest baptizes a 4 year old Algonquin boy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 28,1633 Quebec Quebec - Flotilla of 140 Huron canoes arrives at Quebec. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 28,1866 - Although its use was not required, the metric system was legalized by the U.S. Congress for the standardization of weights and measures throughout the United States. And we still don’t have it figured out. How many yards in a meter or quarts in a litre? Lets see, how many Metrics in a mile????????? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -