1917 Birth
Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988
Name: Gloria Wolschendorf
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1917
Event Type: Birth
Event City: East Bridgewater
Father Name: Arthur F Wolschendorf
Mother Name: Emma W Theinert
1920 Reed Street, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Theinart, Wilhelmina, head, age 53, widowed, year of immigration 1884, naturalized in 1890, born Bohemia, weaver in cotton mill
Wolschendorf, Emma, daughter, age 29, b. MA, married
Wolschendorf, Fern, grandchild, age 4 3/ 12, b. MA
Wolschendorf, Gloria, grandchild, age 2 11/ 12, b. MA

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts
Name: Gloria Wolschendorf
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1917
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
father's birthPlace: Massachusetts
mother's birthPlace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 189
family number: 333
Sheet Number and Letter: 13A
Line Number: 1
nara publication: T626, roll 886
Film Number: 2340621
Digital Folder Number: 4606983
Image Number: 01177
Household Gender Age
parent Emma Wolschendorf F 40
Fern Wolschendorf F 14
Gloria Wolschendorf F 13
Wilhelmina Theinert F 64

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 New York, New York
Name: Gloria Wolschendorf
Respondent: Yes
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1917
Gender: Female
Race: White
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Home in 1940: New York, New York, New York
Street: York Avenue
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Fair Haven, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Fair Haven, Massachusetts
Sheet Number: 6B
Institution: New York Hosp Nurses Residence
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 477
Household Members:
Name Age
Ethel Oatman 59
Magaret Benson 30
Dorothy Gliddon 22
Alice M Moffatt 59
Antonette Federowitz 27
Loretta Wright 29
Susan Paige 28
Caroline Sprogell 44
Dorothy Allison 30
Elizabeth Fairclough 25
Elsie Fiege 26
Maude Browley 56
Margaret Byrns 36
Katherine Drucklieb 43
Barbara Derr 41
Margaret Roushblean 48
Catherine Geuss 40
Gertrude Eaman 26
Inez Gnaw 26
Margaret Bissell 28
Grace Coates 40
Martha Johnson 32
Bessie Parker 53
Eleanor Corrigan 39
Margaret Joinville 34
Lucy

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.
1950 - Plymouth, Massachusetts
Name: Gloria Hey
Age: 33
Birth Date: abt 1917
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Alan Hey
32 Head
Gloria Hey 33 Wife
Ladd Hey
3 Son
Merideth Hey
0 Daughter
1953 Death of ChildMeredith HEY died 31 May 1953, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
Gloria was 36 years old.
1953 Death of Spouse/PartnerAlan Douglas HEY died 31 May 1953, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
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)
Burial information
ALAN D. HEY
Massachusets
M1 USNR
World War II
Oct 27, 1917 - May 31, 1953
ALAN D. HEY
1917-1953
GLORIA His Wife
1917-1983
MERIDETH HEY
1949-1953
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