April 13
1598 King Henry IV of France signed the Edict of Nantes, granting rights to the Protestant Huguenots.
1858 A vicious spring storm created Toronto Island.
1970 Apollo 13, four-fifths of the way to the moon, was crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen burst.
1997 Tiger Woods, 21, became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament and the first person of African heritage to claim a major golf title.
April 14
1750 French troops began construction of Fort Rouille on the site of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto.
1865 US President Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while attending Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. A Major Henry Rathbone was present in the President's theatre box. [Rathbone is a 4th cousin 4 times removed of your blogger.]
1912 The White Star Line passenger ship the Titanic hits an iceberg on its maiden voyage.
1956 Ampex Corp. demonstrated its first commercial videotape recorder.
2002 Tiger Woods became only the third golfer in history to win back-to-back Masters titles.
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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