Percy James LABADIE

(b. 23 September 1886 , Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada d. 15 May 1960 , Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA )

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Percy James LABADIE was born 23 September 1886 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

Percy James LABADIE was the child of James LABADIE and Annie Louise PLANKEY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LABADIE and Julie STERLING

Percy James LABADIE died 15 May 1960 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
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Occupation

Percy James LABADIE was a Logger.

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1886 Birth
23 September 1886
Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

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)

Death
Name: Percy James Labadie
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Manistique, Mi
Death Date: 15 May 1960
Death Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Age: 73
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1886
Birth Place: Canada
Occupation: Logger
Race: w
Marital Status: Divorced
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: James Labadie
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Ann Laplant
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01154-8
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 2113668
Reference ID: rn 364

'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH3R-YQ8 : 9 December 2014), Percy James Labadie, 15 May 1960; citing Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, reference rn 364; FHL microfilm 2,113,668.'
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