August 28
1609 English explorer Henry Hudson and his ship, the Half Moon, reached present-day Delaware Bay.
1774 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, American founder of the Sisters of Charity, was born.
1789 William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn.
1908 Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist and conservationist, was born.
1963 200,000 people participated in a peaceful civil rights rally in Washington, DC, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
August 29
1533 The last Inca king, Atahualpa, was killed on orders from Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.
1809 Oliver Wendell Holmes, American physician, poet, essayist and humorist. Was born.
1877 Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church, died in Salt Lake City at age 76.
1907 The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
1958 Michael Jackson, American pop singer, was born.
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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