January 6
1066 Harold Godwinson was crowned King of England.
1492 According to tradition, Joan of Arc was born in Domremy, France. (d. 1431)
[Note: If you are visiting Milwaukee, WI, stop by and view the St. Joan of Arc Chapel at Marquette University. It is worth seeing!]
1838 Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrated his telegraph, in Morristown, N.J.
1912 German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presented his theory of continental drift.
January 7
1610 Galileo Galilei makes his first observation of the moons of Jupiter.
1827 Sir Sandford Fleming, Canadian engineer, who introduced Universal Standard Time, was born.
1927 Commercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London.
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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