Dec 25
1066 William the Conqueror was crowned king of England.
1223 St. Francis of Assisi assembled one of the first Nativity scenes, in Greccio, Italy.
1776 George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River for a surprise attack against Hessian forces at Trenton, N.J.
1872 Toronto was hit by a great Christmas snow storm - 58.4 cm in 42 hours.
1971 Justin Pierre Trudeau became the second child born to a Prime Minister during his term of Office. Parents were Prime Minister Pierre E Trudeau and his wife Margaret.
Dec 26
1791 Charles Babbage, English mathematician and inventor, was born.
1792 The Constitutional Act, dividing the province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada, went into effect.
1941 Winston Churchill became the first British prime minister to address a joint meeting of the United States Congress.
Dec 27
1571 Johannes Kepler, German astronomer, was born.
1822 Louis Pasteur, French biologist and chemist; invented pasteurization process, was born in Dole, France.
1831 British naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a voyage to the Pacific Ocean aboard the HMS Beagle.
1789 The first stagecoach service in Upper Canada was inaugurated between Queenston and Fort Erie.
1947 The children's TV program "Howdy Doody" debuted on NBC.
1972 Former Prime Minister Lester Pearson died in Ottawa.
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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