1908 Joseph McCarthy – US senator who led the Senate enquiry into alleged communists in the 1950’s which resulted in many being blacklisted. He was found to be falsifying evidence, which put an end to his hearings

Yeah. He ruined a lot of careers.

1606 The first dramatic performance in Canada was held at the Harbourside in Port Royal. The performance also marked the first anniversary of the establishment of the first French settlement at Port Royal, now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. The drama, entitled Neptune's Theatre, was staged in canoes outside the fort, complete with verses in French, Gascon and Micmac. The play was a “jovial spectacle” wherein King Neptune arrives in a floating chariot drawn by six tritons, to the sound of trumpets and cannons. Neptune greets Samuel de Champlain, as he returns to Port-Royal

That must have been quite a spectacle.