■ TODAY IN history

■ In 1576, Martin Frobisher’s expedition reached Labrador.

■ In 1755, the Council of Nova Scotia made a decision to deport Acadians on the pretext that they had refused the oath of allegiance to Britain. Over the next few years, most of the Acadians, who were the descendants of French settlers, were rounded up and deported, many going to Louisiana. Others managed to flee to Quebec or hide. It is estimated about one half of them died during the expulsion.

■ In 1794, France’s “Reign of Terror” ended when Maximilien Robespierre, its main architect, was beheaded.

■ In 1812, British military commander Isaac Brock asked Upper Canada to impose martial law because of the threat of a U.S. invasion. The legislature refused, not taking the threat seriously.

■ In 1866, British children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter was born in London. Potter wrote many humorous animal stories for children which she illustrated herself. Her best known books are “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” “The Tailor of Gloucester,” “Jemima Puddleduck,” and “Squirrel Nutkin.” Potter died in 1943.

■ In 1945, a U.S. Army Air Corps B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, killing 14 people. Fog was blamed for the accident.

■ In 1958, Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg.