November 22
1643 Rene-Robert La Salle, French explorer of North America, was born.
1718 English pirate Edward Teach - better known as "Blackbeard" - was killed during a battle off the Virginia coast.
1890 Charles de Gaulle, the leader of free France during WW II, was born in Lille, France.
1906 The SOS distress signal was adopted at the International Radio Telegraphic Convention in Berlin, Germany.
1963 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States.
1977 Regular passenger service between New York and Europe on the supersonic Concorde began on a trial basis.
November 23
1859 Billy the Kid, American gunfighter of the Wild West, was born.
1887 Boris Karloff, English actor, was born.
1889 The jukebox made its debut, at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
1903 Singer Enrico Caruso made his American debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, appearing in "Rigoletto."
1936 Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
1963 The BBC broadcast the first ever episode of Doctor Who (starring William Hartnell) which is the world's longest running science fiction drama.
1971 The People's Republic of China was seated in the U.N. Security Council.
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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