1775 - American Revolutionary General Richard Montgomery lands at Point St. Charles and marches into Montreal a day after Guy Carleton evacuates the town. All Canada except Trois-Rivieres and Quebec City is now under the occupation of the Army of the Continental Congress

1799 - An early American astronomer witnesses the Leonids meteor shower from a ship off the Florida Keys in the first North American meteor shower on record

1840 - Imperial Government sets up magnetical and meteorological observatory at Toronto

1859 - Jules Leotard performs first Flying Trapeze circus act in Paris; also designed the garment that bears his name

1892 - The first professional football game was played in Pittsburgh, between the Allegheny Athletic Association and the Pittsburgh Athletic Club

1912 - The steamboat Mayflower foundered in a storm on Lake Kaminiskeg, Ontario

1931 - Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens opened with an NHL hockey game between Toronto and Chicago, which Toronto won 2-1

1933 - First known photo of Loch Ness monster is taken

1933 - First Sunday football game in Philadelphia; previously illegal

1935 - First flight of Noorduyn Norseman prototype bush plane

1938 - Lions Gate Bridge opens for traffic to North Vancouver

1940 - Canadian government bans import of comic books

1946 - Walt Disney's "Song Of The South" released

1951 - National Ballet of Canada gives first performance in Toronto

1955 - E Arcaro, E Sande & G Woolf first inductees in Jockey hall of fame

1970 - Cleveland Cavaliers first NBA victory (11th game), beating Portland 105-103

1976 - Canadian jockey Sandy Hawley breaks thoroughbred racing's all-time money-winning record for single year; $4,255,912

1981 - First balloon crossing of the Pacific is completed by Double Eagle V

1982 - Following the death of long-time Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev two days earlier, Yuri Andropov is selected as the new general secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union

1983 - NJ Devils first overtime game, lose to Calgary Flames 4-3

1984 - Paul McCartney releases "We All Stand Together"

1984 - NASA shuttle astronauts use Canadarm to snare a wandering satellite; history's first space salvage

1990 - Crown Prince Akihito, the 125th Japanese monarch along an imperial line dating back to 660 B.C., is enthroned as emperor of Japan two years after the death of his father

1991 - June Rowlands elected Mayor of Toronto; first woman mayor of city

1991 - Bryan Adams' 'Can't Stop This Thing We Started' hit #1 on the Billboard hit singles list

1996 - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Pat Hentgen wins the Cy Young Award

Birthdays

1833 - Aleksandr Borodin, Russia - composer: Robert LeDiable
1840 - Auguste Rodin, Paris France - sculptor: Kiss, Thinker
1866 - Sun Yat-sen - father of modern China
1889 - DeWitt Wallace, St Paul MN - publisher: founded Readers Digest
1907 - Katharine Hepburn, Hartford Connecticut - actress: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter
1918 - Jo Stafford, Coalinga California - singer: I'll Never Smile Again
1920 - Richard Quine, Detroit - actor: Clay Pigeon
1921 - John Porter, Vancouver BC - sociologist/author: The Vertical Mosaic
1922 - Kim Hunter, Detroit - actress: Planet of the Apes, Lilith
1923 - Royce H. Frith, Lachine Que - lawyer/ politician: Senator; Cdn High Commissioner in London
1929 - Grace Kelly, Philadelphia - princess/actress: Philadelphia Story, Rear Window; married Prince Rainier III of Monaco
1934 - Ann Flood, Jamaica NY - actress: As the World Turns, Edge of Night
1934 - Charles Manson, Cincinnati OH - mastermind of Tate-Labianco murders; the Manson Family
1935 - Jerry Douglas - actor: John-Young & Restless
1937 - Ina Balin - actress: Danger in Paradise
1943 - Brian Hyland, Queens NY - singer: Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
1944 - Booker T. Jones - singer: Booker-T & the MGs
1945 - Al Michaels, Brooklyn - sportscaster: ABC Monday Night Baseball/Football
1945 - Neil Young, Toronto - singer: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
1961 - Nadia Comaneci, Onesti Romania - Olympic gymnast
1966 - David Schwimmer, NY City - actor: Friends, The Pallbearer
1970 - Tonya Harding - figure skater
1973 - Melanie Gaffin, Santa Monica California - actress: Cheryl-Whiz Kids
1975 - Angela Watson - actress: Karen Foster-Step by Step
1975 - Chris Wells, Calgary - NHL player: Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers
1989 - Paul and Ryan Jessup - twin actors: Mikie-Baby Talk

 

 

Signs (Part 1)

 

Sign over a Gynecologist's Office:
"Dr. Jones, at your cervix."

 

In a Podiatrist's office:
"Time wounds all heels."

 

On a Septic Tank Truck in Oregon :
Yesterday's Meals on Wheels

 

On another Septic Tank Truck:
"We're #1 in the #2 business"

 

At a Proctologist's door:
"To expedite your visit please back in."

 

On a Plumber's truck:
"We repair what your husband fixed."

 

On another Plumber's truck:
"Don't sleep with a drip. Call your plumber.."

 

On a Church's Billboard:
"7 days without God makes one weak."

 

At a Tire Shop in Milwaukee
"Invite us to your next blowout."

 

On a Plastic Surgeon's Office door:
"Hello. Can we pick your nose?"

 

At a Towing company:
"We don't charge an arm and a leg. We want tows."

 

On an Electrician's truck:
"Let us remove your shorts."