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Birth — 1924 24 November 1924 Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
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.
1968 - April 20 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada
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.
1979 - June 4 - Joe Clark becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1980 - March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
1984 - June 30 - John Turner becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1984 - September 17 - Brian Mulroney becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
1993 - June 25 - Kim Campbell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1993 - November 4 - Jean Chrétien becomes Prime Minister of Canada
2003 - December 12 - Paul Martin becomes Prime Minister of Canada
2006 - February 6 - Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Obituary
JOSEPH 'JOE' JOACHIM PALARDY ALBURGH / VENISE, QUEBEC - Joe Palardy, most recently of Venise, Quebec, died on July 20, 2010, after several years of declining health. Born Nov. 17, 1924, he was the second eldest of ten children born to Emile Palardy and Madora (D'arsigny) Palardy of St. Damase, Quebec. Joe began earning his livelihood in 1952 from dairy farming and sugaring in Enosburg Falls back in the days of sap tanks on horse drawn sleighs. Joe and his wife, Rejane, discovered the wonders of farming on the more level terrains of Alburgh on Lake Champlain from 1963-2005, when they retired to Venise in Quebec. While in Alburgh, he enjoyed volunteering on several community boards, and was once Regional Chairman of NFO (National Farmers Organization) as an activist for better milk pricing. Combining his Canadian sensibility with Yankee (VT) ingenuity enabled him to view opportunities with a unique perspective. He was an innovator and was unafraid to accept new concepts. For instance,
Birth — 1924
1926 - June 29 - 
1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
Death — 2010
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