On this day in History - December 18

1854 – The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada abolishes... 1898 – Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of...

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1854 – The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada abolishes the seigneurial system, the semi-feudal system of land tenure used in the North American French colonial empire.
1898 – Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 63.159 km/h (39.245 mph) in a Jeantaud electric car.
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