On this day...

October 13 Paddington Bear 1710 – Queen Anne's War: The French surrender ending theSiege of Port Royal gave the British permanent possession of Nova Scotia. 1812 – War of 1812: British troops and Mohawk warriors repelled an American invasion from across theNiagara River at the Battle of Queenston Heights near Queenston, Ontario. 1911 – Prince Arthur, a son of Queen Victoria, became the first Governor General of Canada ofroyal descent, as well as the first Prince of Great Britain and Ireland to hold that position. 1921 – The Soviet republics of Russia, Armenia,Azerbaijan, and Georgia signed the Treaty of Kars with the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to establish the contemporary borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states. 1958 – The first book featuring the Englishchildren's literature character Paddington Bear(statue pictured), created by Michael Bond and primarily illustrated by Peggy Fortnum, was published.