September 11
1297 Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English.
1936 US President Franklin D Roosevelt dedicated Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) in Nevada by pressing a key in Washington to signal the start up of the dam's first hydroelectric generator.
1939 World War II: Canada declares war on Germany.
1962 The Beatles recorded their first single, "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You," at EMI studios in London, England.
1997 Scots voted to create their own Parliament after 290 years of union with England.
2001 Suicide hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center in New York, causing the 110 story twin towers to collapse. Another hijacked airliner hit the Pentagon and a fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.
September 12
1492 Lorenzo de'Medici, Florentine ruler 1513-19, was born.
1609 English explorer Henry Hudson sailed into the river that bears his name.
1818 Richard Gatling, American inventor, was born.
1954 Lassie made its TV debut on CBS.
1959 Bonanza premiered on NBC.
2003 Country musician Johnny Cash died at age 71.
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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