1611, June 22 - Twelve mutineers force Henry Hudson, son John, and seven of his weaker crew into a boat and cast them adrift on Hudson Bay; after winter of hardship, Discoverys crew were convinced he intended to continue his search for a north west passage and not return to England, and that he had hidden a large supply of food in his quarters. Nine mutineers make it back to England; four are tried for murder, but acquitted. - 1760, June 22 - Battle of Restigouche - Royal Navy Captain John Byron of the frigate HMS Fame evades the blockade set up by Captain François Chénard de la Giraudais on the naval frigate the Machault, enters the Baie des Chaleurs, and starts bombarding the cannon along the shore; other English ships follow; the battle will take place July 8. 1813, June 22 - War of 1812 - Laura Secord, overhearing American plans from soldiers billeted in her house, about a surprise attack on the British post at Beaver Dams, steals away at 4 am to warn the British; she makes her way west through swamps and woods, avoiding any main roads for fear of American sentries, then climbs the heights at Twelve-Mile Creek to St. Davids; after passing three American sentries, late in the day, she is captured by Iroquois, who lead her to Fitzgibbons headquarters, where she passes on her message. After a 30 km trek, the heroine of Upper Canada will collapse from exhaustion. 1832 - John Howe patents pin manufacturing machine 1847 - Doughnut created 1911 - King George V crowned king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and all his realms and territories beyond the sea. 1846: Adolphe Sax patents his new musical instrument in Paris, a new style of woodwind called the Saxophone that would function more as a member of the brass family. Although his patent would be challenged by other craftsmen, his instrument became an integral part of jazz, rock and roll, and ska. Releases 1959: Chuck Berry, Memphis 1963: The Surfaris, Wipe Out 1969: Blind Faith, Blind Faith Recording 1967: The Young Rascals, How Can I Be Sure Charts 1959: Fabians Im A Tiger enters the charts 1963: Stevie Wonders Fingertips (Pt. 1) enters the charts 1968: Herb Alperts This Guys In Love With You hits #1 1974: Gordon Lightfoots LP Sundown hits #1
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