Josephine AGACKI

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abt. 1902 , Ohio, USA

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27 August 1957 , Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Josef AGACKI Julia SKONIECNZY

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Born: abt. 1902 in Ohio, USA

Father: Josef AGACKI

Mother: Julia SKONIECNZY

Josephine AGACKI died 27 August 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

m. Richard Lowrence
m. Peter Szczepanski

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

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the 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)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the 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))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

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

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 marriage
Name: Peter Szczepanski
Titles and Terms: Mr
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Aug 1928
Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Age: 39
Birth Date:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Birthplace:
Father's Name: Ignatius
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Josephine Klerriski
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Josephine Agacki Lorenc
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss
Spouse's Age: 26
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1902
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Agacki
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name: Julia Skonicki
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
Reference ID:
GS Film Number: 001901659
Digital Folder Number: 004733002
Image Number: 00618

'Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:2Q7K-H87 : 8 December 2017), Joseph Agacki in entry for Peter Szczepanski and Josephine Agacki Lorenc, 11 Aug 1928; citing Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States,...Read full story

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

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

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

1930 - Cleveland, Ohio
Name: Josephine Szazepanski
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Cleveland (Districts 251-500), Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
District: ED 298
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1902
Birthplace: Ohio
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Poland
Mother's Birthplace: Poland
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 26
Sheet Number and Letter: 26B
Household ID: 39
Line Number: 86
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1771
GS Film Number: 2341505
Digital Folder Number: 004952373
Image Number: 00228

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Peter Szazepanski Head M 44 Poland
Josephine Szazepanski Wife F 28 Ohio
Richard Lorenc Stepson M 7 Ohio
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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

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

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

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

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 - Cleveland, Ohio
Name: Josephine Szczepaniak
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 15, Cleveland City, Cleveland City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Sex: Female
Age: 38
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1902
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 92-388
Family Number: 303
Sheet Number and Letter: 15B
Line Number: 57
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 3218
Digital Folder Number: 005460747
Image Number: 00462

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Peter Szczepaniak Head M 53 Poland
Josephine Szczepaniak Wife F 38 Ohio
Richard Lorene Stepson M 17 Ohio
Beatrice Lorene Stepdaughter F 14 Ohio
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

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

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

Obituary
Name: Szczepanski, Josephine
Date: Aug 29 1957
Source: Cleveland Press,
Cleveland Necrology File Reel #127

Notes: Szczepanski, Josephine, beloved wife of the late Peter, mother of Beatrice Holata, and the late Richard Lowrence, and grandmother of four, sister of Florence Obremski, Edward Ajax, and the late Clarence Ajax and Joseph Agacki, late residence 7919 Dorothy Ave.

Friends may call at the Schuster Parma Funeral Home, 5904 Ridge Rd., 2-5 And 7-10 P. M. Thursday. Funeral Friday, Aug. 30, from St. Charles Church, at 10 a. m.