Birth — 195811 January 1958
Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York, USA
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)
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.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
Obituary
BRIGGS - Margaret (nee Krebs)
Age 61, of Orchard Park, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at home, surrounded by loved ones. She was born January 11, 1958 and spent her childhood in Clifton Springs and Syracuse, NY. She is the daughter of the late Francis Warner and the late Agnes Regina (Slattery) Krebs. A member of the National Honor Society, Margaret participated in cheerleading and school theater productions in high school and graduated from Most Holy Rosary School in Syracuse, NY in 1976. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and received her Bachelors of Arts in English from SUNY at Buffalo in 1980. She also earned her Masters of Arts in Education from SUNY at Buffalo in 1999, graduating with highest honors. Margaret taught Honors English and British Literature at Nardin Academy from 2001-2018. She was renowned by her peers for her extensive knowledge and passion for her students and her coursework. Beloved wife of Richard Briggs; loving mother of Berkeley (Daniel)
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Death — 201928 February 2019
Orchard Park, New York, USA
She died at the age of 61.
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