Agnes AHARTZ

Born

December 10, 1914 , Deuel Co, South Dakota, USA

Died

September 14, 1993 , Vallejo, California, USA

Age: 79
Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Agnes married William Alfred HIGGINS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Alfred HIGGINS was born May 30, 1907 in Contra Costa County, California, USA. William Alfred died May 24, 1981 in Yountville, California, USA. William Alfred was the child of Alfred Allison HIGGINS and Margaret MALONEY .

Parents & Family of Agnes AHARTZ

Parents of Agnes AHARTZ

Father

Lewis AHARTZ

Mother

Rose BERGERON

Grandparents of Agnes AHARTZ

Paternal grandparents

Michael AHARTZ Franziska MOSSER

Maternal grandparents

Xavier-Alphonse BERGERON Mary Agnes LITTLE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Agnes AHARTZ

Agnes AHARTZ married

William Alfred HIGGINS
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William Alfred HIGGINS was the child of Alfred Allison HIGGINS and Margaret MALONEY

Children of William Alfred HIGGINS and Agnes AHARTZ

Dennis HIGGINS

Born: May 1, 1939, Oakland, California, USA
Died: January 29, 2011, Redding, California, USA

Married: Patricia TELLES

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Birth — 1914
December 10, 1914
Deuel Co, South Dakota, USA

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.

1939 Birth of Child
Dennis HIGGINS was born May 1, 1939, Oakland, California, USA

Agnes was 24 years old.

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.