Birth
Name: Carolyn Elizabeth Carruth
Date of Birth: 7 Aug 1944
Gender: Female
Birth County: Grayson
Father's Name: Allen Higgins Carruth
Mother's Name: Ethel Greasley
Roll Number: 1944_0002
Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
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.
1968 marriage
Name: Carolyn Elizabeth Carruth
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1945
Marriage Date: 17 Apr 1968
Marriage Place: Harris, Texas, USA
Spouse: Nicholas Hanford Claudy
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 24
Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
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.
1979 Marriage / PartnerCarolyn Elizabeth CARRUTH and Paul F RIZZA 28 July 1979, Harris, Texas, USA
She was 34 years old.
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.
January 20, 2020 - CDC reports the first laboratory-confirmed case of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. from samples taken on January 18 in Washington state and on the same day activates its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to respond to the emerging outbreak. (cdc.gov)
Obituary
Carolyn Carruth Rizza, 78, of Grove City, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, due to complications from autoimmune diseases.
She was born in Sherman, Texas, to Allen H. 'Buddy' Carruth and Ethel Mae Greasley Carruth.
She was the beloved wife of Paul F. Rizza, whom she married on July 28, 1979.
Paul described Carolyn as a scholar, compassionate, capable, sensitive and admired for her support of many charitable organizations.
Carolyn graduated from St John's School in Houston, Texas. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Duke University and a master's of social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
She earned her Ph.D. in medical sociology from Duke University.
Carolyn retired in 1999 from Slippery Rock University (SRU), where she was a professor.
She also chaired the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work for several years.
Carolyn was a former president of the AGHE (Association for
Source / record details
obituaries.alliednews.com
Death — 202227 December 2022
Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA
She died at the age of 78.
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