Douglas Alexander SCOTT

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11 January 1913 , Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Died

17 February 1987 , Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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William Chalmers SCOTT Mary C CARDUFF

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Born: 11 January 1913 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Chalmers SCOTT

Mother: Mary C CARDUFF

Paternal grandparents: John SCOTT , Jane SCOTLAND

Maternal grandparents: Alexander CARDUFF , Catherine BECKETT

Douglas Alexander was a soldier in World War II.
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Douglas Alexander married Doris Isabelle SLADE 19 June 1938 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA . Doris Isabelle SLADE was born 18 May 1916 in Stamford, Vermont, USA. Doris Isabelle died 5 July 1995 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA. Doris Isabelle was the child of Charles Henry SLADE and Jessie Mabel FEIGE.

Douglas Alexander SCOTT died 17 February 1987 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA.

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Doris Isabelle SLADE
Marriage date: 19 June 1938
Marriage place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA
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Doris Isabelle SLADE was the child of Charles Henry SLADE and Jessie Mabel FEIGE

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Slade-Scott Wedding

"Miss Doris Isabelle Slade, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Slade of Stamford, Vt., and Douglas Scott, son of Mr and Mrs William Scott of 65 North Summer street, were married yesterday afternoon at 2.30 at the Methodist parsonnage on Crandall street. Rev Delbert R. Smith, pastor of Trinity Methodist church performed the ceremony. The attendants were Mr and Mrs Volney Tefft of Gardner. The bride wore a gown of flowered georgette crepe with white accessories and her bouquet was of gardenias. A reception was held at Turn hall. The couple left for a wedding trip through the White mountains and will return to live at 65 North Summer street."

Date: June 20, 1938

Location: Massachusetts

Paper: Springfield Republican

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1913 Birth
name: Douglas A. Scott
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event date: 11 Jan 1913
event place: Adams, Massachusetts
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mother: Mary C. Carduff
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volume/ page/ certificate number: p 33
film number: 2409731
digital folder number: 4401718
image number: 76

'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FXVV-Z49 : accessed 30 Nov 2012), Douglas A. Scott, 1913.
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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Douglas Scott
residence: Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1914
age: 6
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
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film number: 1820679
digital folder number: 4301045
image number: 00780
sheet number: 2
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self William Scott M 37y Massachusetts
wife Mary Scott F 37y Massachusetts
dau Catherine Scott F 13y Massachusetts
son Kenneth Scott M 11y Massachusetts
son Elmer Scott M 8y Massachusetts
son Douglas Scott M 6y Massachusetts
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the 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))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

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

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

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

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Douglas A Scott
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 17
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1913
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relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0004
family number: 143
sheet number and letter: 6B
line number: 64
nara publication: T626, roll 883
film number: 2340618
digital folder number: 4606980
image number: 00871
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head William C Scott M 48 Massachusetts
wife Mary C Scott F 47 Massachusetts
son Kenneth W Scott M 21 Massachusetts
son Elmer J Scott M 18 Massachusetts
son Douglas A Scott M 17 Massachusetts
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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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

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 Marriage / Partner
Douglas Alexander SCOTT and Doris Isabelle SLADE 19 June 1938, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

He was 25 years old.

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Douglas Scott
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1913
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: North Summer Street
House Number: 26
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 11A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 214
Household Members:
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Douglas Scott 27
Doris Scott 23

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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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

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.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

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

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

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.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

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

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

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.

1987 Death
name: Douglas A Scott
event: Death
event date: 17 Feb 1987
event place: Adams, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 020205
birth date: 11 Jan 1913
birthplace: Massachusetts
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SCOTT, DOUGLAS 11 Jan 1913 Feb 1987 74 01220 (Adams, Berkshire, MA) (none specified) Massachusetts 029-01-8075
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Obituary
Douglas A. Scott

ADAMS - Douglas A. Scott, 74, of 95 Summer St. died yesterday afternoon at his home after a long illness.- T Born in Adams on Jan. 11, 1913; son of William C. and Mary Carduff Scott, he attended local schools. He served with the Army National Guard, Company M of Adams, during World War II. He was a retired employee of the former Arnold Print Works, for which he worked for 48 years. Mr. Scott was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Adams Management Club and the Arnold Print Works Quarter-Century Club and an honorary member of the Adams Turners. He leaves his wife, the former Doris I. Slade, whom he married June 18, 1938. Private services will be tomorrow at a time to be announced at the McBride Funeral Home. The Rev. Harvey L. Pierce, pastor of First Congregational Church, will officiate. Following cremation, burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery. Calling hours for the family only.

The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
February 18, 1987

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