Today in History for Oct. 2: In 322 BC, Greek philosopher Aristotle died. In 1535, French explorer Jacques Cartier explored the St.
Lawrence River to Hochelaga, present site of Montreal. In 1608, the first telescope was demonstrated by Hans Lippershey of Middelburg, Holland. In 1754, the inaugural session of the first Supreme Court in English Canada was held at Halifax.
In 1758, the first elected assembly in Canada met at Halifax. Charles Lawrence, then governor of Nova Scotia, wanted to encourage immigration but critics argued that New Englanders would hesitate to immigrate unless guaranteed an assembly that would give them a say in the governing process and protect their rights. In 1780, Maj.
John Andre was hanged as a British spy by George Washington during the Revolutionary War. In 1804, England mobilized to resist possible invasion by Napoleon's French army. In 1847, telegraph service opened between Montreal and Quebec City.
In 1869, Mahatma Gandhi, the architect of India's independence, was born at Porbandar. He was assassinated on Jan. 30, 1948.
In 1870, Rome was declared the Italian capital after the city and its provinces were formally made part of Italy. In 1871, American Mormon leader Brigham Young was arrested for "cohabitating" with 16 young women. In 1883, a women's medical college was founded at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont.
, by Dr. Jennie Trout, the first Canadian woman to be licensed to practise medicine in Canada. In 1895, much of Canada's Far North w.