Howard Kennedy MORRISON

Born

November 29 1933 , Alberton, P.E.I., Canada

Died

abt. 2006 , Marathon, Ontario, Canada

Age: 73
Cause of Death: Cancer

Howard Kennedy married Unknown ROBERTSON . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Unknown ROBERTSON was born April 10 1936 in Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. Unknown was the child of John H. ROBERTSON and Bertha Jean ELLIOTT .

Parents & Family of Howard Kennedy MORRISON

Parents of Howard Kennedy MORRISON

Father

Daniel Roland MORRISON

Mother

Georgie Patricia BOWNESS

Grandparents of Howard Kennedy MORRISON

Paternal grandparents

James Andrew MORRISON Bertha Amelia TROWSDALE

Maternal grandparents

Rueben Tuplin BOWNESS Sophia MOUNTAIN

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Pipe Fitter

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Howard Kennedy MORRISON

Howard Kennedy MORRISON married

Unknown ROBERTSON
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Unknown ROBERTSON was the child of John H. ROBERTSON and Bertha Jean ELLIOTT

Children of Howard Kennedy MORRISON and Unknown ROBERTSON

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Birth — 1933
November 29 1933
Alberton, P.E.I., Canada

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

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)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1963 - April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1968 - April 20 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1979 - June 4 - Joe Clark becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1980 - March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)