Jan 24
1848 James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California, sparking the gold rush of '49.
1848 Reformers led by Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine sweep elections in both Canada East and Canada West; will lead to the achievement of Responsible Government on March 11.
1908 The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
1924 The Russian city of St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad in honor of the late revolutionary leader.
1952 Vincent Massey (1887-1967) was appointed the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.
1955 A plan was announced to build the first Canadian atomic energy power plant at Rapides des Joachims near Pembroke on the Ottawa River.
1965 Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.
Jan 25
1627 Louis Hébert dies of a fall, after ten years in Québec; body later reinterred in church attached to the Québec General Hospital; Canada's First doctor, apothecary, settler.
1627 Robert Boyle, Anglo-Irish chemist, was born.
1759 Robert Burns, Scottish national poet, was born in Alloway.
1791 British Parliament approves bill splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada, each with its own assembly.
1822 William McDougall, a father of Confederation, was born near Toronto.
1915 The inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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