Today in History for Aug. 16:

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In 1750, 300 German settlers arrived at Lunenburg, N.S.

In 1784, New Brunswick was established as a separate colony from Nova Scotia with a nominated council and elected assembly.

In 1809, Alfred Lord Tennyson, English poet laureate, was born.

In 1812, British forces under General Isaac Brock captured Detroit during the War of 1812.

In 1815, St. John Bosco, an Italian educator, was born. Poverty among the children in Turin led him in 1859 to establish the Society of St. Francis of Sales (the Salesians). Bosco was canonized by Pius XI in 1934.

In 1819, the "Peterloo Massacre" occurred in Manchester, England, when a public meeting of English workmen was fired upon by troops called in by city magistrates fearing revolution. In the ensuing mel

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