flag male ancestor  Walter Frederick  WESTPHAL

  (b. 27 August 1893 Enderlin, Ransom, North Dakota, USA   d. 23 April 1969 Enderlin, Ransom, North Dakota, USA )  

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Walter Frederick WESTPHAL was born 27 August 1893 in Enderlin, Ransom, North Dakota, USA

Walter Frederick WESTPHAL was the child of August Friedrich WESTPHAL   and   Henrietta A ULRICH and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Johann Friedrich WESTPHAL and Anna Dorothea KÖPPEN (maternal)  Carl Friedrich "Charles" ULRICH and Sophia UNKNOWN

Walter Frederick WESTPHAL died 23 April 1969 in Enderlin, Ransom, North Dakota, USA.
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birth1893 Birth
27 August 1893
Enderlin, Ransom, North Dakota, USA
Invention 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.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
death1969 Death
23 April 1969
Enderlin, Ransom, North Dakota, USA

He died at the age of 75.
Added: 7/1/2019 5:20:51 PM - Updated: 7/2/2019 11:08:20 AM
Did You Know?Dakota' is a Native American (Sioux) word for 'friend.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1861 - President James Buchanan signed the bill creating the Dakota Territory

1889 - On November 2, 1889, both North and South Dakota were admitted to the Union, becoming the 39th and 40th states.


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