Birth
Name: John Breen
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 May 1898
Birth Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Father: John Breen
Mother: Julia O'Connor
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
1900 - Leicester, Massachusetts
Name: John F Breen
Age: 2
Birth Date: Oct 1897
BirthPlace: Massachusetts, USA
Home in 1900: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Water Street
House Number: 124
Sheet Number: 10
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 211
Family Number: 254
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: John Breen
Father's BirthPlace: Ireland
Mother's Name: Julia Breen
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts, USA
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship
John Breen
29 Head
Julia Breen
26 Wife
John F Breen 2 Son
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.
1910 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: John H Breen
Age in 1910: 11
Birth Year: abt 1899
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Worcester Ward 3, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Grafton Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: John J Breen
Father's BirthPlace: Ireland
Mother's Name: Julia B Breen
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship
John J Breen
45 Head
Julia B Breen
30 Wife
John H Breen 11 Son
1917 World War I Draft Registration
Name: John Francis Breen
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
Event Place: Worcester City no 3, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 May 1898
birthPlace: , , United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
Film Number: 1674503
Digital Folder Number: 005216062
Image Number: 01515
'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZNC-S5T : accessed 03 Dec 2012), John Francis Breen, .
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 Denver, Denver, Colorado
Name: Francis Breen
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1899
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: Massachusetts
mother's birthPlace: Ireland
enumeration district number: 240
family number: 128
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Line Number: 10
nara publication: T626, roll 237
Film Number: 2339972
Digital Folder Number: 4532383
Image Number: 00876
Household Gender Age
Francis Breen M 31
spouse Anne Breen F 30
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 Denver, Colorado
Name: John F Breen
titles & terms:
event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Tract 39, Denver, Election District H, Denver, Colorado, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
race (standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1898
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 16-105
family number:
Sheet Number and Letter: 64A
Line Number: 38
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 486
Digital Folder Number: 005449336
Image Number: 00955
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head John F Breen M 42 Massachusetts
wife Anne E Breen F 41 Massachusetts
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
World War II Draft Registration
Name: John Francis Breen
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 43
Birth Date: 16 May 1898
Birth Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Registration Date: 15 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Employer: Self Rambow Diner
Height: 6ft
Weight: 185
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Gray
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: Mrs Louise Breen
Household Members Age Relationship
John Francis Breen 44
Louise Breen
Wife
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.
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.
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