William Ellsworth BOWER

Born

12 April 1933 , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

11 March 1956 , Yolo County, California, USA

Age: 22
Cause of Death: HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER

William Ellsworth married Living GONZALES . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Living GONZALES was born 13 December 1934 in Sacramento, California, USA. Living was the child of Luigi PRIMA and Georgina CORRIEA .

Parents & Family of William Ellsworth BOWER

Parents of William Ellsworth BOWER

Father

Bernard James Griffith BOWER

Mother

Martha HUSTON

Grandparents of William Ellsworth BOWER

Paternal grandparents

Clarence Ellsworth BOWER Mary Emma GRIFFITH

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER IN THE US AIR FORCE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of William Ellsworth BOWER

William Ellsworth BOWER married

Living GONZALES
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Living GONZALES was the child of Luigi PRIMA and Georgina CORRIEA

Children of William Ellsworth BOWER and Living GONZALES

Living

Born: , Sacramento, California, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1933
12 April 1933
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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 - 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.