June 12
1665 England installed a municipal government in New York, formerly the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam.
2003 Actor Gregory Peck died at age 87.
June 13
1831 James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist, was born.
1927 Charles Lindberg was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
1983 Pioneer 10 become the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passed beyond the orbit of Neptune (the furthest planet from the Sun at the time).
1986 Benny Goodman, clarinetist, died age 77.
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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