May 8
1541 Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River.
1794 Antoine Lavoisier, the father of modern chemistry, was executed on the guillotine during France's Reign of Terror.
1886 Pharmacist John Styth Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
1945 World War II: V-E Day, combat ends in Europe. German forces agree in Rheims, France, to an unconditional surrender.
May 9
1657 William Bradford, Governor of Plymouth Colony died. (b. 1590)
1874 Howard Carter, the British archaeologist who discovered the Egyptian tomb of King Tutankhamen, was born.
1909 Don Messer, Canadian country musician, was born.
1994 South Africa's newly-elected parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be the country's first black president.
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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