Nov 20
1833 Col Joel Stone, the Loyalist founder of Gananoque, who commanded the 2nd Leeds militia against raiding American Forces in 1812, died at age 84.
1889 Astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble was born in Marshfield, MO. Died Sept. 28, 1953.
1947 Britain's future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in Westminster Abbey in London.
1985 The first version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was released.
Nov 21
1829 The first issue of the Christian Guardian, a newspaper supporting Methodist interests in religion and politics, was published. The editor was Egerton Ryerson.
1877 Inventor Thomas A. Edison unveiled the phonograph.
1981 Nearly 100,000 people marched on Parliament Hill to protest against high interest rates.
Nov 22
1643 Rene-Robert La Salle, French explorer of North America, was born. Died March 19, 1687.
1859 Tenders were called for the erection of the first parliament building in Ottawa.
1906 The SOS distress signal was adopted at the International Radio Telegraphic Convention in Berlin.
1963 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas.
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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