June 10
1692 Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries".
1801 Tripoli declared war on the US in a dispute over the safe passage of merchant vessels through the Mediterranean.
1921 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II, was born.
1925 Inaugural service for the United Church of Canada, a union of Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregationalist churches, was held in the Toronto Arena.
1977 Apple ships its first Apple II personal computer.
June 11
1776 John Constable, English landscape painter, was born.
1864 Richard Strauss, German Romantic composer, was born.
1979 John Wayne, actor, died age 72.
1910 Jacques-Yves Cousteau, French naval officer and oceanographer was born.
1935 Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
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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