May 20
1497 John Cabot set sail from Bristol, England, on his ship Matthew looking for a route to the west.
1506 Christopher Columbus died in poverty in Spain.
1927 Charles Lindbergh took off for Paris from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, NY, aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
1932 Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland for Ireland to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
1939 Regular trans-Atlantic air service began as a Pan American Airways plane took off from Port Washington, NY bound for Europe.
May 21
1840 New Zealand was declared a British Colony.
1878 Glenn Curtiss American aviation pioneer was born.
1881 Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
1917 The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is established through Royal Charter to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations military forces.
1927 Charles A Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, France.
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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