Jan 8
1642 Astronomer Galileo Galilei died in Arcetri, Italy.
1815 U.S. forces led by Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans.
1879 The first issue of La Gazette d'Ottawa was published.
1935 Rock 'n' roll singer Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss. Died Aug. 16, 1977.
1948 William Lyon Mackenzie King established the record for being prime minister longer than any other government leader in the British Commonwealth.
1954 The world's longest crude-oil pipeline reached Sarnia after stretching 2,850 km. from the province of Alberta.
Jan 9
1885 An international bridge crossing the St. Mary's River at Sault Ste Marie opened.
1886 T.P. "Tommy" Gorman, one of the five men involved in the birth of the National Hockey League in 1917 was born in Ottawa.
1889 The Niagara Suspension bridge collapsed during a bad storm.
2001 Apple Computer Inc. introduced its iTunes music management software at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco.
2007 Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone.
Jan 10
1776 Thomas Paine published the pamphlet "Common Sense."
1842 Sir Charles Bagot arrived in Upper Canada to take up his post as Governor General of British North America.
1923 John Cunningham McLennan of Ingersoll successfully produce a significant quantity of liquid helium. He received the KBE for discovering cosmic rays.
1935 Ronnie Hawkins, Rock singer and musician, was born in Huntsville, Arkansas.
1964 The Beatles' first album in the United States, "Introducing the Beatles," was released.
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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