DID YOU KNOW that on this day in October 22, 1692 Teenager Madeleine de Verchères responded to an attack on her home by Iroquois - rushing to defend the women and children living in the family seigneury along the St. Lawrence River. The fourteen-year old girl led the defence in a fort in New France until reinforcements came to her aid. Madeleine de Verchères later gained recognition as a famous heroine for her courageous action in the battle, thanks in part to her own self-promotion. 1921 - October 22 - Sailing - Nova Scotia fishing schooner Bluenose defeats the New England schooner Elsie in the first race of a best two-out-of-three series in her first International Schooner Championship; repeats the win October 24. Halifax, Nova Scotia 1943 - October 22 - World War II - HMCS Portage is commissioned. Esquimalt, BC - October 22 - World War II - A German U-boat lands on the coast of Labrador, 32 km south of Cape Chidley, to set up an automatic weather station; it transmits data to the German Navy for three months before shutting down. The station will be discovered and identified in July, 1981. Martin Bay, Labrador UK 1910 UK Dr. Crippen 22nd October, 1910 : Dr. Crippen an American physician living in London is convicted at the Old Bailey for the murder of his 2nd wife Cora. After the murder and because he thought he would be arrested Crippin fled to Canada but was arrested when the ship he was on arrived in Canada and he was then transported back to England where he was tried and found guilty of the murder by poison of his wife. He was later hanged at Pentonville Prison in London. U.S. 1934 U.S.A. FBI Gets Pretty Boy Floyd 22nd October, 1934 : Pretty Boy Floyd was finally shot by G-Men from Hoovers FBI team today in a corn field in Ohio after refusing to surrender , It is believed Floyd preferred death in a shoot out to death in the electric chair . Pretty Boy Floyd had added 4 new notches to his notorious fob watch in June when he attempted to free fellow robber Nash during a machine gun battle 4 G-Men agents were killed and Nash was killed in the crossfire in Kansas City and at that point the G-Men dedicated themselves to finding Floyd as the most wanted killer in America.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:54:53 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015