Birth
Name: Frank Kopa
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1918
Birth Place: Grafton, Massachusetts
Father Name: Frsnk Kopa
Mother Name: Elizabeth Pape
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 - Grafton, Massachusetts
Name: Frank Koper
Birth Year: abt 1919
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Second Street
House Number: 20
Dwelling Number: 243
Family Number: 274
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's BirthPlace: Lithuania
Mother's BirthPlace: Lithuania
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank J Koper 38
Elizabeth M Koper 41
John Koper 12
Frank Koper 11
Joseph W Koper 9
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
World War II Army Enlistment
Name: Frank Jr Kopa
Name (Original): KOPA FRANK JR
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 27 Jan 1942
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
Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Residence Place:
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1918
BirthPlace: MASSACHUSETTS
Education Level: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Unskilled molders
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army Component:
Source Reference: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
Serial Number: 06904170
Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number: 00411.34
The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.
1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.
1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
Death
Name: Frank George Kopa
[Frank Kopa]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1918
Birth Place: North Grafton, Massachusetts
[North Grafto]
Death Date: 13 Feb 1993
Father: Frank Kopa
Mother: Elizabeth Pimpa
SSN: 122127031
Notes: Jan 1938: Name listed as FRANK GEORGE KOPA; 19 Feb 1993: Name listed as FRANK KOPA
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Obituary
Name: Frank Kopa Jr.
Gender: Male
Death Age: 74
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1918
Birth Place: North Grafton, Mass.
Residence Place: Schuylerville
Death Date: 13 Feb 1993
Obituary Date: 15 Feb 1993
Obituary Place: Glens Falls, New York, United States of America
Father: Frank Kopa
Parents: Elizabeth Kopa Sr.
Spouse: June Kopa
Child: Frank C. Kopa
Carney Sanchez
Siblings: Joseph Kopa
Ancestry.com. Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019.
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