TODAY IN HISTORY

In 258, St. Lawrence was martyred in Rome. Traditional accounts say that he was slowly roasted on a gridiron. (Modern historians have disputed the account's likelihood.)

In 1498, John Cabot, whose sea voyage to the east coast of North America laid the groundwork for English colonization of the New World, was given a 10-pound reward for his efforts by King Henry VII. Cabot had been searching for a route to Asia, where he believed he was when he landed at what is now Cape Race in Newfoundland.

In 1519, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan set sail on his voyage of discovery to the New World.

In 1535, Jacques

Cartier entered the Gulf of St. Lawrence.