1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 - Salem, New Hampshire
Name: Rita M Liberty
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 7
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1923
BirthPlace: New Hampshire
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 8
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Joseph J Liberty Head Male 53 Canada
Parmelia Liberty Wife Female 41 Massachusetts
Anna Cooke Daughter Female 20 Massachusetts
Irene S Wilson Daughter Female 19 Massachusetts
Flora Liberty Daughter Female 16 New Hampshire
Gertrude M Liberty Daughter Female 9 New Hampshire
Rita M Liberty Daughter Female 7 New Hampshire
Joseph G Liberty Son Male 0 New Hampshire
Herbert E Wilson Son-in-law Male 39 New Hampshire
Joseph H Wilson Grandson Male 1 New Hampshire
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1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 - Salem, New Hampshire
Name: Rita Liberty
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Salem Town, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
BirthPlace: New Hampshire
Birth Year (Estimated): 1923
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Pamelia Liberty Head Female 50 Massachusetts
Rita Liberty Daughter Female 17 New Hampshire
George Liberty Son Male 10 New Hampshire
John Kashadorian Boarder Male 42 Turkey
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.
1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
Death — 200826 March 2008
Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 85.
Obituary
Rita M. (Liberty) Strom
WORCESTER - Rita M. (Liberty) Strom, 85, of Worcester, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at home after a courageous battle with cancer.
She leaves her husband of fifty-edith years, Donald A. Strom, two sons, Carl G. and his wife Laura M. Strom of Millbury, and Donald J. Strom of Worcester, and three grandchildren, Heather M. Strom of Worcester, Daniel P. and his wife Sarah Strom of Leicester, and Jennifer M. Strom of Spencer.
Mrs. Strom was born in Salem, N.H., daughter of Pamelia and Joseph Liberty. She was educated in New Hampshire schools.
She was an accomplished crocheter and enjoyed playing bingo. Most important of all, she was devoted to her family.
Calling hours are Friday, March 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Athny Memorial Home, 111 Lancaster St., Worcester. The funeral will be Saturday, March 29 from the funeral home with a Mass at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, 353 Grove St., Worcester. Burial will be in Worcester County Memorial
Source / record details
Telegram & Gazette
Worcester, Massachusetts
March 27, 2008
Birth — 1922
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