1940 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Name: Alfred Lippe
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 2
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1938
Last Place of Residence: , ,
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Romeo Lippe Head Male 25 Massachusetts
Catherine Lippe Wife Female 23 Rhode Island
Alfred Lippe Son Male 2 Massachusetts
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.
1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.
1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
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)
1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
Death — 198919 May 1989
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 51.
Obituary
Alfred J. Lippe
SOUTHBRIDGE - Alfred J. Lippe, 51, of 39 Old Sturbridge Rd., died early today in Harrington Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
He leaves his wife, Mary L. (Wiegmann) Lippe; his father, Romeo A. Lippe of Webster; two sons, Keith and Krik Lippe, both of Cartaret, N.J.; a
Brother: , Francis Lippe of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a
Sister: , Linda Moore, and three grandchildren.
He was born in Southbridge, a son of Mr. Lippe and the late Katherine (Sirois) Lippe.
He was employed at the A and M Tool and Die Co.
He was a veteran of the Korean War, in which he served with the U.S. Navy.
He was a member of the Hamilton Rod and Gun Club.
The funeral will be Monday from the Daniel T. Morrill Funeral Home, 13 Hamilton St., with an 11 a.m. Mass in St. Mary's Church, 263 Hamilton St.
Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Calling hours are for 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 51 Union
Source / record details
Telegram & Gazette
Worcester, Massachusetts
May 19, 1989
Birth — 1937
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