1567 - Born Samuel de Champlain, a researcher who discovered and explored Lake Champlain.
1608 - Samuel de Champlain founded the city of Quebec.
1848 - Slaves are released in (then) the Danish West Indies, today the Virgin Islands.
1886 - In Germany, Karl Benz drives his first car.
1935 - Born Harrison H "Jack" Schmitt, an Apollo 17 astronaut.
1987 - Double Eagle II with two members is the first hot air balloon that crosses the Atlantic.
