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(b. 4 April 1897,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
d. 29 April 1993,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Gustave Adolph
Goerlach
Gustave Adolph Goerlach was born 4 April 1897
in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
Gustave Adolph Goerlach
was the child of
Gustave (Gustaph) Alfred Goerlach and
Mary Ellen Schafer
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
Johann Gottfried Goerlach and
Johanna Henrietta Vogel
He married Helen G Boynton . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Helen G Boynton was born 9 June 1900 in , Massachusetts, USA . She died 20 December 1986 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
Gustave Adolph Goerlach died 29 April 1993 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
He married Helen G Boynton . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Helen G Boynton was born 9 June 1900 in , Massachusetts, USA . She died 20 December 1986 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
Gustave Adolph Goerlach died 29 April 1993 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Gustave Adolph Goerlach married 
Helen G Boynton-- Place:
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Alfred M Goerlach (b.8 April 1931, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 April 2004, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA)
Helen G Boynton-- Place: Added: 6/15/2015 11:08:05 AM
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Name: Gustave A. Goerlach Jr.
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1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20)....On April 11, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress for authorization to end the fighting in Cuba between the rebels and Spanish forces, and to establish a “stable government” that would...Read MORE...
1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.On December 10, the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Spanish-American War. The once-proud Spanish empire was virtually dissolved as the United States took over much of Spain's overseas holdings....Read MORE...
1900 - March 15 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.The Gold Standard Act a Law.
Washington, March 15. - The gold standard act passed by congress, defining and fixing the standard of value, maintaining the parity of all forms of money issued or...Read MORE...
1900 - June 1 – American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons.THE KIOWA SALOONS RAIDED.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, of this City, Invaded Six of Them last Thursday. Damage Estimated $350.
The peace, tranquility and prosperity of the Kiowa "Soda Fountains" were...Read MORE...
1901 - September 14 - Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) becomes 26th President of the United StatesAssuming the presidency of the assassinated McKinley in 1901, Roosevelt embarked on a wide-ranging program of government reform and conservation of natural resources. He ordered antitrust suits...Read MORE...
1901 - January 22 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies at age 81, after more than 63 years on the throne, and her son the Prince of Wales formally succeeds her as King Edward VII.www.wikipedia.org - January 22, 1901
1902 - RooseveltOn September 3, 1902, at 10:15 AM, during a two-week tour through New England campaigning for Republican congressmen, the barouche transporting President Theodore Roosevelt from downtown Pittsfield...Read MORE...
1902 - PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MIRACULOUSLY ESCAPES DEATH FROM AN ELECTRIC CAR WHICH RUNS DOWN HIS CARRIAGE AND KILLS SECRET SERVICE AGENT.EXECUTIVE CAUGHT IN WRECK AND BRUISED.
BRAVE GUARD AND THE DRIVER ARE MANGLED.
SECRETARY CORTELYOU ALSO RECEIVES INJURIES.
Pittsfield, Mass., Sept. 3. - The President of the United States...Read MORE...
1903 - Marconi sends and receives the first wireless transatlantic communicationOne hundred years ago on Saturday, a young Italian inventor named Guglielmo Marconi stood on a sandy bluff on Cape Cod and sent a 54-word greeting from President Theodore Roosevelt across the ocean...Read MORE...
1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)LIKE A BIRD AEROPLANE FLIES.
Two Americans Solve Great Problem of Aerial Navigation With a Flying Machine Which They Invent and Build.
NORFOLK, Va. - The problem of aerial flight without the use of ...Read MORE...
1903 - June 16 - Ford Motor Company is incorporated in Detroit, Michigan 1903 - October - First World SeriesThe 1903 World Series was the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball. It matched the Boston Americans of the American League against the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National...Read MORE...
1903 - December 17 – Orville Wright flies an aircraft with a petrol engine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the first documented, successful, controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight.THE MACHINE ACTUALLY FLIES
Successful Trial of Kitty Hawk, N.C., of Wright Brother's Invention.
NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 18. - A successful trial of a flying machine was made yesterday near Kitty Hawk, ...Read MORE...
1904 - April 30 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (closes December 1).Ice-cream cones were first served in 1904 at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition world's fair in St. Louis. Also, at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, the ice cream cone was invented. An ice cream...Read MORE...
1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama CanalFebruary 23 – For $10 million, the United States gains control of the Panama Canal Zone...
June 28 - A small U.S. workforce arrives in Panama to survey, plan, and continue the excavation begun by...Read MORE...
1905 - BERKSHIRE COUNTY. PITTSFIELD. Freight Handler Injured.John W. Bline, a freight handler employed by the Boston and Albany railroad company, sustained a deep scalp wound and a number of severe bruises late yesterday afternoon by falling from the...Read MORE...
1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, is manufactured.Splendid Talking Machine.
The Victor Victrola, a splendid new talking machine, is being exhibited by Wharton Brothers. This is the costliest and by far the most nearly perfect ever seen here. It has ...Read MORE...
1907 - MISS ROBINSON’S BODY FOUND. Recovered From Pontoosuc Lake Early Yesterday Afternoon — Clothing Did Not Catch Fire. At 2:30 yesterday afternoon the body of Miss Lucy May Robinson, who was drowned Tuesday night in Pontoosuc lake following the burning of the launch Gwendolin, was brought to the surface. The...Read MORE...
1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)"The first washing machine powered by electricity was invented by Alva J. Fisher in 1908. Fisher worked for the Hurley Washing Machine in Chicago and named his creation The Thor.
Previous to the...Read MORE...
1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)FORD FACTORY CLEVERNESS
The Ford Motor Company from now until July will manufacture in quantities only the four-cylinder Rumble Seat Runabout, Model "S," and the six-cylinder Runabout Model K. By...Read MORE...
1908 - BERKSHIRE COUNTY. PITTSFIELD. DAMAGE BY HIGH WIND.Trees Blown Over, Buildings Damaged and Wires Down as Result of Lively Storm.
A wind and rainstorm that passed over Pittsfield Saturday morning between 11 and 12 o'clock did a large amount of...Read MORE...
1908 - September 27 – Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile.www.wikipedia.org - September 27, 1908
1909 - March 4 - William Howard Taft (1857-1930) becomes 27th President of the United StatesWhen Teddy Roosevelt prepared to retire his presidency, this popular and influential politician promoted Taft as the next Republican president. Taft was elected president in 1908, serving one term.
www.americaslibrary.gov - March 4, 1909
1910 - Comet Halley is visible from Earth. It won't be seen again until 1986.WHEN THE EARTH BORES A HOLE THROUGH THE TAIL OF HALLEY'S COMET
May 18, 1910 Will Be the Biggest Day in Astronomical History, When for the First Time the Coming Celestial Stranger's Eccentric Orbit...Read MORE...
1912 - Ty Cobb Offered Match - Wanted in Pittsfield, Mass., to Meet Billy MantelFailing to induce Young Britt or George Chaney to sign agreements for a match, Ty Cobb, the Philadelphian, will likely leave the city in a few days for Pittsfield, Mass., where he has been offered a...Read MORE...
1913 - December 1 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)"...Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and ...Read MORE...
1913 - The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)"... Mary Phelps Jacob, a young New York socialite who became exasperated with the antiquated corsets after finding it impossible to prevent the support rods from poking out from underneath the...Read MORE...
1913 - March 4 - Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) becomes 28th President of the United StatesWilson became the 28th president of the United States, serving two consecutive terms in the White House, from 1913 to 1921. During his time in office, Wilson faced many challenges at home and abroad, ...Read MORE...
1913 - July 10 - The mercury hit 134 degrees at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, CA, the hottest reading of record for the North American continent.Sandstorm conditions accompanied the heat. The high the previous day was 129 degrees, following a morning low of 93 degrees.
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1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated.MANY STATES TO DEDICATE HIGHWAY
New Route Across Continent Will Be Inaugurated With Many Celebrations in Towns Touched by It.
New York, Oct. 31. - Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the new direct...Read MORE...
1913 - December 23 – The Federal Reserve System is created as the central banking system of the United States by Woodrow Wilson's signature of the Federal Reserve Act.www.wikipedia.org - December 23, 1913
1914 - Woodrow Wilson signs a Mother's Day proclamation.GIVES APPROVAL TO MOTHERS' DAY
President Wilson Acts on Joint Resolution of Congress
FLAGS ORDERED UP
Washington, May 9. - President Wilson today approved a joint resolution setting apart...Read MORE...
1914 - August 1 - World War I begins: Germany declares war on Russia and France and invades BelgiumTHE GREAT WAR - Week 1
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1915 - The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the United States Congress.PLACE OF BEAUTY IS NEW NATIONAL PARK IN THE ROCKIES
Congress has just set aside 700 square miles of mountainous region near Denver which will hereafter be known as the Rocky Mountain National...Read MORE...
1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call,facilitated by a newly invented vacuum tube amplifier, ceremonially inaugurated by Alexander Graham Bell in New York City and his former assistant Thomas A. Watson, in San Francisco, California....Read MORE...
1915 - May 7 – WWI: Sinking of the RMS Lusitania: British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by Imperial German Navy U-boat U-20 off the south-west coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 civilians en route from New York to Liverpool.www.wikipedia.org - May 7, 1915
1916 - On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14.www.americaslibrary.gov - May 30, 1916
1916 - Wire Netting Bathing SuitA Pittsfield (Mass). man says he will invent a wire netting bathing suit which will be worn in water invaded by sharks.
genealogybank.com - Miami Herald Record - Miami, Florida - August 28, 1916
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Name: Gustave Adolph Goerlach
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Pittsfield City, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Birth Date: 04 Apr 1897
Birthplace: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
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Name: Gustave Adolph Goerlach
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Pittsfield City, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 04 Apr 1897
Birthplace: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
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1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.Citizenship for Porto Ricans.
From the New York Herald.
With the passage of the new government bill by the Senate yesterday all doubts of the future status of Puerto Ricans are removed. American...Read MORE...
1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany.World War I: Entry Of The United States (www.youtube.com)
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1917 - May 21 - The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 takes place.Fire In Atlanta Razes 100 Blocks; Loss $2,000,000
Wide Residence Area in Northeast Swept by Flames Starting in Storage Building.
Soldiers Called To Aid
Dynamite Used Vainly to Prevent Blaze...Read MORE...
1917 - June 5 – WWI: Conscription begins in the United States.AVERAGE MAN HAS A 20 TO 1 CHANCE OF BEING DRAFTED
But He Must Register on Tuesday or Go to Jail
WAY OF "SLACKER" IS HARD
Eagle Bureau, 901 Colorado Building.
Washington, June 2 - As a betting ...Read MORE...
1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time (DST goes into effect on March 31).Getting Used to the "Daylight Saving" Time.
"Daylight saving" is now a law, if not a fact, and as both the government and railroads are to adopt the new system, and most factories, the public will ...Read MORE...
1918 - October 31 – The Hungarian government terminates the personal union with Austria, officially dissolving the Austro-Hungarian empire.www.wikipedia.org - October 31, 1918
1919 - February 26 – Grand Canyon National Park: An act of the United States Congress establishes most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park.GRAND CANYON TO BECOME PARK AFTER FIGHT OF 33 YEARS
The senate bill to make the Grand Canyon a national park was passed last Monday and sent to conference. In the area set aside are 996 square...Read MORE...
1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.Reading Through History (www.youtube.com)
SENATE ADOPTS AMENDMENT FOR...Read MORE...
1919 - June 28 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, blaming Germany for World War I and creating a League of NationsWorld War I (1914-1918) was finally over. This first global conflict had claimed from 9 million to 13 million lives and caused unprecedented damage. Germany had formally surrendered on November 11,...Read MORE...
1919 - October 28 – Prohibition in the United States is authorized:Roots of PROHIBITION The Time is Now (Ken Burns) (www.youtube.com)
The...Read MORE...
1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. 'Cans' and 'Can'ts' of Amendment
Dry Amendment 'Cans' and 'Can'ts'
Here are some of the things you can do under a prohibition amendment and title 2 of the Volstead enforcement act, effective at...Read MORE...
1921 - March 4 - Warren G. Harding (1865-1923) becomes 29th President of the United StatesWhen the 1920 convention was deadlocked between Leonard Wood and Frank O. Lowden, Harding became the dark-horse nominee on his solemn affirmation that there was no reason in his past that he should...Read MORE...
1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))...Zworykin had a patent, but Farnsworth had a picture
Zworykin and his television
Zworykin is usually credited as being the father of modern television. This was because the patent for the heart ...Read MORE...
1923 - August 2 - Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) becomes 30th President of the United StatesAfter Warren Harding's death Vice-President Coolidge became President and handled the Washington scandals with care and finally managed to save the Republican Party from public blame for the...Read MORE...
1924 - June 2 - Congress Granted Citizenship to All Native Americans Born in the U.S. Citizenship Given Indians
- Long Beach Press -
Every native-born Indian in this country is made a citizen of the United States by act of President Coolidge in signing the Indian Citizenship...Read MORE...
1926 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)"On November 23, 1927, Norwegian engineer Erik Rotheim (also spelled Eric Rotheim) patented the first aerosol can and valve that could hold and dispense products and propellant systems. This was the...Read MORE...
1926 - November 11 – U.S. Route 66 is established.Traveling Route 66
Smithsonian Channel (www.youtube.com)
www.wikipedia.org - November 11, 1926
1927 - May 20–21 – Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo, nonstop transatlantic airplane flight, carried out from New York City to Paris, France, in his single-engined aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis.The Lindbergh Story by Questar Video (www.youtube.com)
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1927 - Andrew de Giorgis Slips from Sewer Pipe While Trying to Cross Housatonic River on It. Pittsfield, May 22.— Andrew de Giorgis, 42, of 3 Naples avenue, was drowned in the east branch of the Housatonic river near the Newell-street bridge early this morning. The police have evidence that...Read MORE...
1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)"...The first automatically sliced commercial loaves were produced on July 6, 1928, in Chillicothe, Missouri, using a machine invented by Otto Rohwedder, an Iowa-born, Missouri-based jeweler....Read MORE...
1929 - March 4 - Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) becomes 31st President of the United StatesIn the election of 1928, Hoover overwhelmed Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York, the Democratic candidate and the first Roman Catholic to run for the presidency. He soon faced the worst depression in...Read MORE...
1929 - February 11 - Independent State of Vatican City created by Lateran TreatyLateran Concordat of 1929
On February 11th, 1929, an historic treaty was signed between the Italian Government and the Vatican re-establishing the political power and diplomatic standing of the...Read MORE...
1929 - St Valentine's Day MassacreGunmen of Alphonse Capone (1899-1947) murder seven rival Chicago mobsters in the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre."
www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ illinois.html - February 14, 1929
1929 - October 24–29 – Wall Street Crash of 1929: Three multi-digit percentage drops wipe out more than $30 billion from the New York Stock Exchange (10 times greater than the annual budget of the federal government).1929 : The Great Crash.
Mary Kelley (www.youtube.com)
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1930 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Gustave A Goerlach
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Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
District: 0046
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
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Name: Gustave A Goerlach
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Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
District: 0046
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
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1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)"...Back in the ’20s, Scotch was a synonym for 'cheap.' Richard Drew, a 23-year-old research assistant at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, was trying to create a sticky-but-not-too-sticky adhesive ...Read MORE...
1930 - February 18 - Pluto is discoveredPluto was discovered at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, by astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh.
The existence of an unknown ninth planet was first proposed by Percival Lowell, who theorized ...Read MORE...
1930 - July 7 - Construction begins on the Hoover Dam (originally known as the Boulder Dam)The Story of Hoover Dam
The Best Film Archives...Read MORE...
1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)"Arthur Scott, head of [Scott Paper Company], had big trouble. An entire railroad car full of paper, unloaded at his plant, wasn't good for anything because the paper had been rolled too thick for...Read MORE...
1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.ANTHEM BILL PASSED
WASHINGTON - March 3 - (AP) - The Senate today passed and sent to the House a bill to make "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem. The bill was approved without debate...Read MORE...
1931 Birth of ChildAlfred M Goerlach was born 8 April 1931, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
1931 - May 1 - The Empire State Building Opens President Herbert Hoover pressed a button in Washington, D.C., and on came the lights in the world's tallest skyscraper. Before that, the Chrysler Building briefly held the record at 1046 feet....Read MORE...
1932 - May 20–May 21 – Amelia Earhart flies from the USA to Derry, Northern Ireland in 14 hours 54 minutes.Amelia Earhart is First Woman to Fly Atlantic Ocean Alone
New York, May 21. (AP) - Word was received here this afternoon that Mrs. Putnam had taken off in her own plane for London.
Culmore,...Read MORE...
1933 - March 4 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (1822-1945) becomes 32nd President of the United States - The only President to be elected four times.In 1932, Roosevelt received the Democratic nomination for president and immediately launched a campaign that brought new spirit to a weary and discouraged nation. He defeated Hoover by a wide margin. ...Read MORE...
1933 - March, The Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "Bank holiday", closing all United States banks and freezing all financial transactions.The Causes of The Great Depression
Reading Through History...Read MORE...
1933 - April 5 - President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a national emergency and issues Executive Order 6102, making it illegal for U.S. citizens to own substantial amounts of monetary gold or bullion.Issues A New Call For Gold
Roosevelt Orders Return to Federal Reserve Banks of All Amounts over $100 Held by Individuals.
WOULD EASE EMBARGO
Treasury to Issue licenses Permitting Use of Gold in...Read MORE...
1933 - April 19 – The United States officially goes off the gold standard.U.S. Off the Gold Standard
First Time in Half Century
United States' Action in Leaving Gold Standard Felt Over the World
(By The Associated Press).
The first official departure of the United...Read MORE...
1933 - November 8 – New Deal: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed.www.wikipedia.org - November 8, 1933
1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition.Obey Rum Law, F.D.R. Urges
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. (AP) - President Roosevelt late today signed a proclamation declaring the prohibition amendment had been repealed.
In the proclamation, the...Read MORE...
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States) 1934 - April 12 - Winds atop Mount Washington, NH, averaged 186 mph for five minutes, with a peak gust of 231 mph, the highest wind speed ever clocked in the world. WeatherForYou.com - April 12, 1934
1935 - Dust Bowl: The great dust storm in the United States hits eastern New Mexico and Colorado, and western Oklahoma the hardest.Weather History: 1935 Black Sunday Dust Storm
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1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law.Roosevelt Sees New Steps To Social Security For Nation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. (AP). - President Roosevelt, embarking the government on the New Deal's vast social security program, forsees further...Read MORE...
1935 - September 30 - Roosevelt Dedicates Boulder Dam (later to be known as Hoover Dam)Government Spending Is To Be Ended
Private Industry Mus Now Maintain Recovery Pay Says F.R.
by Frederick A. Storm
United Press White House Correspondent
BOULDER DAM, Nev., Sept. 30 (U.P.) -...Read MORE...
1937 - May 6 – Hindenburg disaster: In the United States, the German airship Hindenburg bursts into flame when mooring to a mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Of the 36 passengers and 61 crew on board, 13 passengers and 22 crew die, as...Read MORE...
1937 - July 2 - Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappear after taking off from New Guinea during Earhart's attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world.STARTED JUNE 1 ON WORLD HOP 'JUST FOR FUN'
First Attempt at Hazardous Trip Halted by Accident
SWITCHED DIRECTION
First Plan to Fly Westward Changed to Eastward Itinerary
WASHINGTON, July 2 (AP) ...Read MORE...
1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: "nylon".www.wikipedia.org - October 27, 1938
1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary) 1938 - October 24 - The minimum wage is established by law in the United States.www.wikipedia.org - October 24, 1938
1939 - April 30 - World's Fair opens in New York City 1939 - September 1 - World War II begins: Germany invades PolandSeptember 1, 1939
1940 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Gustave Gaerlach
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 7, Pittsfield, Pittsfield City, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
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Name: Gustave Gaerlach
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 7, Pittsfield, Pittsfield City, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
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1940 - May 10 - Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Great BritainMay 10, 1940
1941 - January 13 – All persons born in Puerto Rico since this day are declared U.S. citizens by birth, through U.S. federal law.www.wikipedia.org - January 13, 1941
1941 – June 16 - National Airport opens in Washington, DC.The airlines draw straws to determine who would land at National Airport first and American Airlines wins the honor. The airplane is piloted by Bennett H. Griffin, who becomes the manager of National ...Read MORE...
1941 - December 7 - Japanese attacked Pearl HarborAttack on Pearl Harbor: Aircraft flying from Imperial Japanese Navy carriers launch a surprise attack on the United States fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, thus drawing the United States into World...Read MORE...
1941 - December 8 - WWII: President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his "Infamy Speech" WarArchives (www.youtube.com)
President of the United States Franklin D. ...Read MORE...
1941 - December 11 - Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. The U.S. responds in kind.www.wikipedia.org - December 11, 1941
1942 - February 2 – WWII: President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an executive order directing the internment of Japanese Americans and the seizure of their property.This Was Life for Japanese-Americans During WWII
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1942 - June 4–June 7 – WWII: The Battle of Midway: The Japanese naval advance in the Pacific is halted.Naval History and Heritage Command (www.youtube.com) - June 7, 1942
Tuesday, October 13, 1942 - Looking Backward - 50 Years AgoOld wooden building used as brewery for many years by Gimlich & White and located in rear of newer brick brewery, torn down.
The Berkshire Evening Eagle - Pittsfield, Massachusetts - October 13, 1942
1942 - November 28 - Cocoanut Grove fire: A fire in the Cocoanut Grove night club in Boston, Massachusetts, kills 491.DEATH TOLL JUMPS TO 477 IN COCOANUT GROVE DISASTER. BOSTON HOLOCAUST ONE OF NATION'S WORST FIRES - MORE THAN 300 OF THE DEAD NOW IDENTIFIED.
Boston, Nov. 30 (AP) - A tiny match flame in the hands...Read MORE...
1942 - December 1 – Gasoline rationing begins in the United States.License Numbers To Be on Coupons
When individuals obtain their basic "A" gasoline rationing book, they must write their license number and states in which the automobile was registered on the back ...Read MORE...
1943 - February 7 – WWII: In the United States, it is announced that shoe rationing will go into effect in 2 days.Steps in Rationing Listed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (AP) - Step forward in your last pair of unrationed shoes and consider 13 months of rationing in the United States -
Tires came first. A buying...Read MORE...
1943 - Penicillin first used successfully to treat a patientPENICILLIN IS NEW ERA IN MEDICINE
Changes Method Of War On Germs; Pales "Glory" Of Sulfa
By Howard W. Blakeslee
NEW YORK, Aug. 2. - (AP) - A new era in medicine, the conquest of germs by...Read MORE...
1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Benjamin Green, United States) 1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States) 1945 - April 12 - Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) becomes 33rd President of the United StatesElected vice president in 1944, Truman became president upon Roosevelt's sudden death in April 1945 and was immediately faced with the problems of winding down the war against the Axis and preparing...Read MORE...
1945 - August 6 – WWII: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima: A United States B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, drops an atomic bomb, codenamed "Little Boy", on Hiroshima, Japan, at 8:15 a.m. (local time).Blasting of Hiroshima
Atomic Bomb Kills 150,000
...All Living Things Seared To Death, Tokyo Says
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1945 - August 9 - Atomic bombing of Nagasaki: A United States B-29 Bomber, Bockscar, drops an atomic bomb, codenamed "Fat Man", on Nagasaki, Japan, at 11:02 a.m. (local time).Another Atomic Bomb Dropped on Enemy City
Important Kyushu City of Nagasaki Struck With 'Good Results'; Other B29s Leave Four Major Targets Afire
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1945 - September 2 - World War II endsThe Best Film Archives (www.youtube.com)
WORLD IS AT PEACE
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Tuesday, February 5, 1946 - 25 years agoBerkshire Brewing Association votes to brew beer no longer, but turn to soft drinks because of prohibition. Officers President David J Gimlich, vice president and secretary John A. White, treasurer...Read MORE...
1947 - February 25 - The German state of Prussia is officially abolished by the Allied Control Council.www.wikipedia.org - February 25, 1947
1948 - The State of Israel is officially created 1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland) Thursday, January 29, 1948 - Looking Backward - 50 Years AgoGimlich & White are storing immense quantities of ice from Silver Lake. Twenty teams are drawing the cakes and 40 men are cutting and stacking.
The Berkshire Evening Eagle - Pittsfield, Massachusetts - January 29, 1948
1949 - Communists under Mao assume power in China 1949 - The Soviet Union successfully detonates an atomic weapon 1949 - Lutheran Church to Mark 90th Anniversary SundayMore than 900 members of Zion Lutheran Church will celebrate the church's 90th anniversary Sunday morning at 10.45 at the worship service and at a social Wednesday evening in the parish...Read MORE...
1950 - January 31 - President Harry S. Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb, in response to the detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb in 1949www.wikipedia.org - January 31, 1950
1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South KoreaArmed forces from communist North Korea smash into South Korea, setting off the Korean War. The United States, acting under the auspices of the United Nations, quickly sprang to the defense of South...Read MORE...
1953 - Dr. Jonas Salk, University of Pittsburg, announced successful testing of polio vaccinewww.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ patimeln.htm -
1953 - January 20 - Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) becomes 34th President of the United StatesAt the Republican convention of 1952 in Chicago, Eisenhower won the presidential nomination on the first ballot in a close race with Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio. In the election, he defeated Gov....Read MORE...
1953 - July 27 - Korean War endsAfter three years of a bloody and frustrating war, the United States, the People's Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea agree to an armistice, bringing the Korean War to an end. The...Read MORE...
1957 - October 4 - USSR launches Sputnik 1 - Space race beginsRussian People Tickled Pink at Success of Their Sputnik
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1958 - NASA formed 1960 - Civil Rights Act of 1960The Civil Rights Act of 1960 (enacted May 6, 1960) was a United States federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced penalties for anyone who...Read MORE...
1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon 1961 - East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall 1961 - January 20 - John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) becomes 35th President of the United StatesOn November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullets as his motorcade wound through Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was...Read MORE...
1962 - April 21 - Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) openswww.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ washington.html - April 21, 1962
1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis 1963 - Novmember 22 - Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) becomes 36th President of the United States following the assassination of John F. KennedyAt the height of his power as Senate leader, Johnson sought the Democratic nomination for president in 1960. When he lost to John F. Kennedy, he surprised even some of his closest associates by...Read MORE...
1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963. 1963 - November 22 - American President John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, TexasJFK assassination: Cronkite informs a shocked nation
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1964 - April 22 - World's Fair opens in New York City 1964 - Civil Rights Act of 1964This act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made...Read MORE...
1965 - Vietnam War - First U.S. ground combat forces arrive in South Vietnam 1968 - Civil Rights Act of 1968Also known as the Fair Housing Act of 1968
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1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States) 1968 - Marin Luther King, Jr. KilledCBS News (www.youtube.com)
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1968 - Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy assassinated on June 6 in Los Angeles 1969 - January 20 - Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994) becomes 37th President of the United StatesJanuary 20, 1969
1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moonNeil Armstrong's Moon Landing
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1970 - April 22 - The First Earth DaySenator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin was disturbed that an issue as important as our environment was not addressed in politics or by the media, so he created the first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970. An ...Read MORE...
1970 - Kent State shootings - May 4 - Kent, Ohio 1972 - Watergate 1973 - March 29 – The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam.March 29, 1973
Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974Equal Credit Opportunity Act passes in the US. Until then, banks required single, widowed or divorced women to bring a man along to cosign any credit application, regardless of their income. They...Read MORE...
1974 - Richard Nixon resigns Presidency over Watergate 1974 - August 9 - Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) becomes 38th President of the United States after the resignation of Richard M. NixonAugust 9, 1974
1977 - Elvis Presley dies, August 16, 1977, in Memphis, Tennessee, USAAugust 16, 1977
1977 - January 20 - Jimmy Carter (1924 - ) becomes 39th President of the United StatesJanuary 20, 1977
1979 - Iran hostage crisis begins 1979 - Three Mile Island nuclear accident - March 28 1979 - May 4 - Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female prime minister of Great BritainMay 4, 1979
1980 - May 18 - Mount Saint Helens (in Washington State) erupted spewing ash and smoke sixty-three thousand feet into the air. Heavy ash covered the ground to the immediate northwest, and small particles were carried to the Atlantic coast. WeatherForYou.com
MOUNTAIN ERUPTS; 6 DEAD.
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1981 - Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O’Connor to be the first woman on the Supreme Court, 1981history.com -
1981 - First reported case of AIDS 1981 - Voyager 2 reaches Saturn 1981 - Personal Computer introduced 1981 - January 20 - Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) beomes 40th President of the United StatesJanuary 20, 1981
1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan) 1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States) Joan Benoit wins the first women’s Olympic Marathon, 1984At the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, Joan Benoit (today known as Joan Benoit Samuelson) finished the first-ever women’s marathon in 2:24.52.
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1985 - May 16 - Hole in Ozone layer is discovered by British scientistsThe discovery of the annual depletion of ozone above the Antarctic was first announced in a paper by Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jonathan Shanklin which appeared in Nature (magazine) on May 16th...Read MORE...
1986 - Iran-Contra scandal breaks 1986 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident
1986 Death of Spouse/PartnerHelen G Boynton died 20 December 1986, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
1989 - In response to massive protests, the East German government allows East Berliners to cross into West Berlin. The dismantling of the Berlin Wall begins shortly after. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK) 1989 - January 20 - George H. W. Bush (1924 - ) becomes 41st President of the United StatesJanuary 20, 1989
1990 - German reunification officially completed according to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany 1990 - Iraq invades Kuwait, beginning the Persian Gulf War 1991 - Gulf War 1991 - U.S. led coalition defeats Iraqi military forces and liberates Kuwait in Operation Desert Storm 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union; Effective legal dissolution of the U.S.S.R. 1992 - Hurricane Andrew causes devastation in Florida and LouisianaDeath 29 April 1993Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Name: Gustave A Goerlach
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 29 Apr 1993
Event Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Certificate Number: 028156
Birth Date: 04 Apr 1897
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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"Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZRM-R7K : accessed 15 June 2015), Gustave A Goerlach, 29 Apr 1993; from "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Pittsfield, Massachusetts, death certificate number 028156, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Boston.
East Windsor Cemetery Windsor Berkshire County Massachusetts, USA
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