Beatrice Elizabeth ALLEN

(b. 5 February 1915 , Brooklyn, New York, USA d. 28 September 1963 , Hempstead, New York, USA )

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Beatrice Elizabeth ALLEN was born 5 February 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Beatrice Elizabeth ALLEN was the child of Samuel Ethan ALLEN and Eleanor May THEINERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Samuel ALLEN and Leonora DEUBRE (maternal) Herman August THEINERT and Annie MCQUILLAN

Beatrice Elizabeth ALLEN died 28 September 1963 in Hempstead, New York, USA.

Beatrice died in the hamlet of West Hempstead, New York (part of the town of Hempstead).

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1915 - Brooklyn, New York

Name: Beatrice E Allen
Birth Year: abt 1915
Birth Place: United States
Age: 4/ 12
Gender: Female
Residence Place: New York, Kings
Relationship: Daughter
Color or Race: White
Assembly District: 16
House Number: 882
Line Number: 27
Page Number: 41
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel E Allen 33
Eleanor M Allen 23
Beatrice E Allen 4/ 12
1915 New York State Census
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Birth
Name: Beatrice E Allen
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1915
Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 5897

New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965
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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 Kings County, New York
name: Beatrice Allen
residence: , Kings, New York
estimated birth year: 1916
age: 4
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace: Missouri
mother's birthplace: New York
film number: 1821147
digital folder number: 4313495
image number: 00419
sheet number: 21
Household Gender Age
parent Samuel Allen M 38y
parent Elenore Allen F 27y
Beatrice Allen F 4y6m
Anna Allen F 2y6m

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

1925 Brooklyn, New York Census
LastName FirstName Age Relationship Sex Race Birthplace AD ED Block FHL Roll Part Page Line
33 Allen Saml E 43y head Male White U.S. 2 2 1 526408 1 27 32
34 Allen Eleanor M 32y wife Female White U.S. 2 2 1 526408 1 27 33
35 Allen Beatrice E 10y daughter Female White U.S. 2 2 1 526408 1 27 34
36 Allen Ann D 8y daughter Female White U.S. 2 2 1 526408 1 27 35
37 Allen Eleanor M 5y daughter Female White U.S. 2 2 1 526408 1 27 36
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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 Brooklyn, Kings, New York
East 23rd St

Samuel E Allen, 48, head, b. MO, father b. OH, mother b. VA, broker, NY Stock Exchange

Eleanor May Allen, 37, wife, b. NY, father b. MA, mother b. CT

B Elizabeth Allen, daughter, 15, b. NY

Anne D Allen, daughter, 13, b. NY

Eleanor M Allen, daughter, 9, b. NY

Samuel E Allen, son, 3, b. NY
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Hempstead, Nassau, New York
Name: Beatrice Eliza Allen
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1915
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Hempstead, Nassau, New York
Street: Cambridge Avenue
House Number: 107
Inferred Residence in 1935: Hempstead, Nassau, New York
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 11B
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Ethar Allen 58
Eleanor May Allen 47
Beatrice Eliza Allen 25
Eleanor May Allen 20
Samuel Etham Allen 13
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.