March 21
1556 In Oxford, England, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer was burned at the stake.
1685 Johann Sebastian Bach, German Composer, was born in Eisenach, Germany.
1867 Florenz Ziegfeld, American theatrical producer of spectacular revues, was born.
1963 Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay was closed.
March 22
1638 Anne Hutchinson was expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.
1765 Britain enacted the Stamp Act to raise money from the American colonies.
1894 Hockey's first Stanley Cup championship game was played in Montreal. That city's Amateur Athletic Association beat the Ottawa Capitals 3-1.
1908 Louis L'Amour, American best selling author, was born.
1923 The first radio broadcast of ice hockey was made by Foster Hewitt.
March 23
1749 Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician, astronomer and physicist, was born.
1775 Patrick Henry called for America's independence from Britain, telling the Virginia Provincial Convention, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
1994 Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings broke Gordie Howe's National Hockey League career record with his 802nd goal.
1998 "Titanic" won 11 Academy Awards, including best picture, best director and best song, to tie the record set by 1959's "Ben-Hur." (The record was tied again by "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" in 2003.)
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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