November 14
1765 Robert Fulton, American inventor, was born.
1891 Frederick Banting, Canadian physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, was born.
1922 The BBC begins radio service in the United Kingdom.
1940 German planes destroyed most of the English town of Coventry during World War II.
1948 Prince Charles of England was born.
1995 The U.S. government instituted a partial shutdown, closing national parks and museums while government offices operated with skeleton crews.
November 15
1630 Johannes Kepler, German astronomer and mathematician, died. (b. 1571)
1738 William Herschell, German born English astronomer, was born.
1777 The Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, a precursor to the Constitution of the United States.
1806 Explorer Zebulon Pike spotted the mountaintop now known as Pikes Peak.
1969 A quarter of a million protesters staged a peaceful demonstration in Washington, D.C., against the Vietnam War.
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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