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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

JULY 3:

 1608 Quebec Quebec Samuel de Champlain c1570-1635 starts building his Habitation at the foot of Cape Diamond on the site of Place Royale; a fortified trading post with trenches, cellars and a palisade; July 3 may also be Champlain's birthdate in 1567.

1992 Montreal Quebec Jury acquits 34 Mohawks for their part in the 77 day armed standoff at Oka in 1990.
 
 

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