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(b. 8/16/1925,
Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
d. 29 April 1989,
Walpole, Massachusetts, USA
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Age: 64
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Age: 64
Rocci Scerra was born 8/16/1925
in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA.
Rocci Scerra
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He married Eleanor Scerra . Eleanor Scerra was born 10/5/1925 in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA . She died 1/1/1996 in Franklin, Massachusetts, USA . She was the daughter of Rocci Scerra and .
Rocci Scerra died 29 April 1989 in Walpole, Massachusetts, USA.
He married Eleanor Scerra . Eleanor Scerra was born 10/5/1925 in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA . She died 1/1/1996 in Franklin, Massachusetts, USA . She was the daughter of Rocci Scerra and .
Rocci Scerra died 29 April 1989 in Walpole, Massachusetts, USA.
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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
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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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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.
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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 - 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
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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
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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 - 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)
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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
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.
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1942 - December 1 – Gasoline rationing begins in the United States.License Numbers To Be on Coupons
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World War II Army Enlistment
Name: Rocci E Scerra
Name (Original): SCERRA ROCCI E
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 14 May 1943
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
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Name: Rocci E Scerra
Name (Original): SCERRA ROCCI E
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 14 May 1943
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
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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
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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
OKINAWA, Aug. 8 - (NS) - At least 150,000 Japanese were estimated today to have been killed...Read MORE...
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
GUAM, Aug. 9 (AP) - The world's most destructive...Read MORE...
1945 - September 2 - World War II endsThe Best Film Archives (www.youtube.com)
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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) 1949 - Communists under Mao assume power in China 1949 - The Soviet Union successfully detonates an atomic weapon 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 - Mother, Child Die In FireWalpole, Mass - January 3
"My God, the house is on fire. I'm trapped."
A few moments after shouting that frantic alarm into the telephone, Mrs. Doris DANEHEY, 30, and her only child, James 4...Read MORE...
1957 - October 4 - USSR launches Sputnik 1 - Space race beginsRussian People Tickled Pink at Success of Their Sputnik
MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian people are tickled pink that their scientists have grabbed the lead from the Americans in the satellite field. But ...Read MORE...
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
Congress passed the act in an effort to impose a comprehensive solution to the problem of unlawful discrimination in housing based on race, color, sex,...Read MORE...
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.
Vancouver, Wash. (UPI) - Mount St. Helens exploded in a giant, killer eruption Sunday that blew 600 feet off its summit, set off huge forest fires,...Read MORE...
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
Death 29 April 1989Walpole, Massachusetts, USA
Age: 65
Given Name: Rocci
Middle Name: E
Surname: Scerra
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Birth Date: 16 Aug 1924
State: Massachusetts
Last Place of Residence: Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Previous Residence Postal Code: 02081
Event Date: Apr 1989
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPQ6-B3D : 20 May 2014), Rocci E Scerra, Apr 1989; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Name: Rocci E Scerra
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 29 Apr 1989
Event Place: Norwood, Massachusetts
Certificate Number: 026718
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1924
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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"Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZTQ-T81 : 4 December 2014), Rocci E Scerra, 29 Apr 1989; from "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Norwood, Massachusetts, death certificate number 026718, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Boston.
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