October 18
1595 Edward Winslow, English founder of the Plymouth Colony, was born.
1867 United States took possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million.
1892 The first long distance telephone line between Chicago and New York was opened.
1919 Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980-4, was born.
1926 Chuck Berry, rock singer, was born.
1931 Thomas Edison, inventor, died at age 84 in West Orange, NJ.
1954 Texas Instruments announced the first Transistor radio.
1929 The Persons Case was decided. (Persons Day in Canada)
October 19
1216 King John of England died.
1781 British troops under Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, VA.
1812 French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte began a retreat from Moscow.
October 20
1632 Sir Christopher Wren, English architect, was born.
1803 The US Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.
1818 The Convention of 1818 signed between the United States and the United Kingdom, among other things, settled the Canada – United States border on the 49th parallel for most of its length.
1891 James Chadwick, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, was born.
1904 Tommy Clement Douglas, Canadian politician, was born.
1992 In the first World Series game to be played outside the US, the host Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2.
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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