Birth — 191121 March 1911
Lockport Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
1920 - Downers Grove, Illinois
Name: Harry C Jarn
[Harry C Zarn]
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt 1912
BirthPlace: Illinois
Home in 1920: Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's BirthPlace: Illinois
Mother's Name: Margaret Jarn
Mother's BirthPlace: Illinois
Native Tongue: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Margaret Jarn 32
Henry J Jarn 14
Arthur A Jarn 11
Harry C Jarn 8
Edwin A Jarn 6
Estella Jarn 5
Fred Jarn 2
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 - Chicago, Illinois
Name: Harry Zarn
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Chicago (Districts 0251-0500), Cook, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder
Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder
Birth Year (Estimated): 1911
BirthPlace: Illinois
Father's BirthPlace: Illinois
Mother's BirthPlace: Illinois
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 43
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Charles Klotz Head M 36 Illinois
Marie Klotz Wife F 33 Illinois
Esther Klotz Daughter F 10 Illinois
Lorraine Klotz Daughter F 7 Illinois
Melvin Klotz Son M 3 Illinois
Harry Zarn Boarder M 19 Illinois
District: ED 478
Sheet Number and Letter: 43A
Household ID: 653
Line Number: 13
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 435
GS Film Number: 2340170
Digital Folder Number: 004950422
Image Number: 00747
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 - Chicago, Illinois
Name: Harry Zarn
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 27, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
BirthPlace: Illinois
Birth Year (Estimated): 1911
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Harry Zarn Head M 29 Illinois
Lucille Zarn Wife F 28 Illinois
District: 103-1714
Family Number: 82
Sheet Number and Letter: 4A
Line Number: 15
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 975
Digital Folder Number: 005459731
Image Number: 00815
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.
Death
Name: Harry Zarn
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 16 Oct 1965
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address: 4421 S Kezie Avenue
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Marital Status: Divorced
Race: White
Occupation: Laborer
Birth Date: 21 Mar 1911
BirthPlace: Lemont, , Illinois
Funeral Home: Hallowell And James
Burial Date: 18 Oct 1965
Burial Place: Lemont, , Illinois
Cemetery: St Matthews
Father's Name: John Zarn
Mother's Name: Margaret Krueger
Informant's Name: Stella Harrison
Entry Number: 73528
Other information in the record of Harry Zarn
Name: Harry Zarn
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 16 Oct 1965
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address: 4421 S Kezie Avenue
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Marital Status: Divorced
Race: White
Occupation: Laborer
Birth Date: 21 Mar 1911
BirthPlace: Lemont, , Illinois
Funeral Home: Hallowell And James
Burial Date: 18 Oct 1965
Burial Place: Lemont, , Illinois
Cemetery: St Matthews
Father's Name: John
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