1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 - Thompson, Connecticut
Name: Virginia Roberts
Birth Year: abt 1919
Gender: Female
Race: White
BirthPlace: New York
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Dwelling Number: 369
Family Number: 458
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Raymond Roberts 38
Florence Roberts 41
Virginia Roberts 11
Dorothy Roberts 10
Delia Roberts 8
Ruth Roberts 7
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 - Thompson, Connecticut
Name: H Virginia Robert
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Gender: Female
Race: White
BirthPlace: New York
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Main Street
House Number: 60
Inferred Residence in 1935: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 4B
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Occupation: Secretary
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 45
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 50
Income: 250
Income Other Sources: No
Native LanguAge: English
Veteran: No
Social Security Number: Yes
Usual Occupation: Secretary
Usual Industry: Printe Dyeco
Usual Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
H Raymond
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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)
Death — 200128 November 2001
Webster, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 83.
Obituary
Virginia Roberts -Pepin
THOMPSON - Virginia H. 'Dinky' Roberts -Pepin, 83, of 584 Fabyan Road in the Fabyan section, a former store owner, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, in Oakwood Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Webster.
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Birth — 1918
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