1621: Eustache Martin; born to Marguerite Langlois, the wife of Abraham Martin, the farmer who gave his name to the Plains of Abraham, is the first French child born in North America.
1852: First Toronto Stock Exchange opens for business as the Association of Brokers.
1901: Annie Edson Taylor, a 43-year-old teacher, a widow and a non-swimmer, accompanied by her pet kitten, goes over the 50m Horseshoe Falls in a wooden oak barrel and survives.
1921: Nova Scotia fishing schooner Bluenose defeats the New England schooner Elsie in the second race by almost 5 km to win her first International Schooner Championship.
1945: The United Nations charter takes effect at the San Francisco Conference, as Canada and 50 other countries come together determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, and unite their strength to maintain international peace and security. Today, there are 185 member countries.
1946: A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of Earth from outer space.
1972: Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson dies of heart disease at age 53.
1974: Bachman-Turner Overdrive has a #1 Billboard hit single with You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet.
1978: Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones convicted of heroin possession, given a one-year suspended sentence and ordered to put on a charity concert for the blind in Toronto, ON.
1992: Dave Winfield whacks a two run double in the 11th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. The Jays take baseball's World Series and are the first team from outside the United States to win the title.