January 8
1642 Astronomer and scientist Galileo Galilei died in Arcetri, Italy.
1815 U.S. forces led by Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans.
1935 Rock 'n' roll singer Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss.
1982 AT&T settled the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against it by agreeing to divest itself of the 22 Bell System companies.
January 9
1806 Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson received a state funeral and was interred in St Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
1839 The French Academy of Sciences announced the Daguerreotype photography process.
2001 Apple Computer Inc. introduced its iTunes music management software at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco.
2007 Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone.
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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