Josephine Louise GRAY (GREY)

Born

28 February 1899 , Ireland

Died

abt. 1972 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Cause of Death: Cancer

Josephine Louise married William Joseph SLASON 30 November 1924 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Joseph SLASON was born 11 August 1898 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . William Joseph died 25 February 1989 in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA . William Joseph was the child of George Washington Lincoln SLASON and Katherine Lillian SHEA .

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Josephine Louise GRAY (GREY) married

William Joseph SLASON
Marriage date: 30 November 1924
Marriage place: Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA*
William Joseph SLASON was the child of George Washington Lincoln SLASON and Katherine Lillian SHEA

Children of William Joseph SLASON and Josephine Louise GRAY (GREY)

Francis SLASON

Born: 09/30/1928, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: , Dedham, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1899
28 February 1899
Ireland

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

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

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)

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)

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))

1924 Marriage / Partner
Josephine Louise GRAY (GREY) and William Joseph SLASON 30 November 1924, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA*

She was 25 years old.

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

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

1928 Birth of Child
Francis SLASON was born 09/30/1928, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Josephine Louise was 29 years old.

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.

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)