April 22
1451 Isabella I, Spanish Queen 1474-1504, sponsored Columbus's voyage to the New World.
1509 Henry VIII became king of England following the death of his father, Henry VII.
1904 J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American nuclear physicist who headed the Manhattan project, was born.
1970 Earth Day was observed for the first time.
April 23
AD 303 Saint George's Day
1564 William Shakespeare, English poet and dramatist, was born.
1621 Sir William Penn, English admiral and father of Pennyslvania's founder, was born.
1985 The Coca-Cola Co. announced it was changing its secret formula for Coke. (Negative public reaction forced the company to revert to the original version.)
April 24
1800 US Congress approved a bill establishing the Library of Congress.
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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