May 24
1626 Peter Minuit buys Manhattan.
1686 Daniel Fahrenhiet German physicist and developer of the temperature scale was born.
1738 John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement.
1819 Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901 and Empress of India 1876-1901, was born in London.
1844 Samuel B Morse transmitted the message, "What hath God wrought!" from Washington to Baltimore as he opened America's first telegraph line.
1883 The Brooklyn Bridge was opened to traffic.
1962 Astronaut Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit the earth aboard Aurora 7.
May 25
1787 The US Constitutional Convention was convened in Philadelphia.
1961 US President John F Kennedy asked the nation to work toward putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade.
May 26
1521 Martin Luther was declared an outlaw and his writings were banned by the Edict of Worms.
1896 The Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published.
1907 John Wayne actor was born Marion Morrison in Winterset, Iowa.
1940 The evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began during WW II.
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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