Mildred Edith BRACY

Born

January 28, 1914 ,

Died

February 4, 1998 , Yarmouth, Maine, USA

Age: 84

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Parents of Mildred Edith BRACY

Father

Myron Ellery BRACY

Mother

Winifred Faye GROSS

Grandparents of Mildred Edith BRACY

Paternal grandparents

Herman Gustavus BRACY Eliza Jane HERRICK

Maternal grandparents

Augustus Herbert GROSS Mary Olive TRUNDY

Aunt Mildred was a wonderful woman. She took care of me when my mother had her hysterectomy. She taught Sunday school and always had lots of coloring papers for me to color on when we'd visit, which was often. She loved her job at IGA and was known over many years as "Millie". I recall a step stool that was designated as mine in her kitchen. When she would be cooking or washing dishes I'd drag the step stool over to her and sit next to her while she worked. It was wooden and the top folded out to become a seat. When we'd enter Aunt Mildred's home it always smelled like wood burning in the fireplace. It was wonderful.

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Recorded occupation: Cashier at IGA in Yarmouth, Maine

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1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

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)