February 22
1732 George Washington, the first president of the United States, was born in the Virginia Colony.
1819 Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
1909 The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
February 23
1633 Samuel Pepys, English diarist and naval administrator, was born.
1685 George Frideric Handel, German born English Composer, was born in Germany.
1836 The siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
1896 The Tootsie Roll was invented.
1941 Plutonium was first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
1945 U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi and raised the American flag. The moment was captured in a Pulitzer Prize winning photo by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal.
1997 Scientists in Scotland announced they had cloned an adult mammal, producing a lamb named Dolly.
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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