George WACKENHEIM

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28 January 1914 , Astoria, New York, USA*

Died

4 April 1993 , New Milford, New Jersey, USA

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George WACKENHEIM Anna Marie SCHELLBERG

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Born: 28 January 1914 in Astoria, New York, USA*

Father: George WACKENHEIM

Mother: Anna Marie SCHELLBERG

Paternal grandparents: Edward WACKENHEIM , Elizabeth WENEKER

Maternal grandparents: Conrad SCHELLBERG , Barbara BRENNER

George was a soldier in World War II.
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George married Edith Edna BLESSING 1 September 1940 in Queens, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Edith Edna BLESSING was born 8 December 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island). Edith Edna died 13 June 1992 in New Milford, New Jersey, USA. Edith Edna was the child of Herbert Frank BLESSING and Sadie Caroline CARMEN.

George WACKENHEIM died 4 April 1993 in New Milford, New Jersey, USA.

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Edith Edna BLESSING
Marriage date: 1 September 1940
Marriage place: Queens, New York, USA
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Edith Edna BLESSING was the child of Herbert Frank BLESSING and Sadie Caroline CARMEN

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Married in the Rosedale neighborhood of Queens, New York.

Name: Edith Blessing

Gender: Female

Marriage License Date: 3 Aug 1940

Marriage License Place: Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Spouse:

George Wackenheim

License Number: 5406

New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018

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Birth — 1914
28 January 1914
Astoria, New York, USA*

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920
name: George Wackenhein
residence: , Queens, New York
estimated birth year: 1915
age: 5
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
film number: 1821231
digital folder number: 4442057
image number: 00600
sheet number: 4
Household Gender Age
parent George Wackenhein M 36y
parent Maria Wackenhein F 31y
George Wackenhein M 5y
Edwin Wackenhein M 11m
Anna Bader F 39y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Queens, Queens, New York
name: George Wackenheim
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Queens (Districts 0001-0250), Queens, New York
gender: Male
age: 17
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1913
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
enumeration district number: 0214
family number: 15
sheet number and letter: 1B
line number: 56
nara publication: T626, roll 1591
film number: 2341326
digital folder number: 4639140
image number: 00731
Household Gender Age
parent George Wackenheim M 45
parent Marie Wackenheim F 40
George Wackenheim M 17
Edwin Wackenheim M 11

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Marriage / Partner
George WACKENHEIM and Edith Edna BLESSING 1 September 1940, Queens, New York, USA

He was 26 years old.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

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.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

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.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

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)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1992 Death of Spouse/Partner
Edith Edna BLESSING died 13 June 1992, New Milford, New Jersey, USA

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GEORGE WACKENHEIM: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Record, The (Hackensack, NJ) - April 6, 1993

Deceased Name: GEORGE WACKENHEIM

GEORGE WACKENHEIM, 79, of New Milford died Sunday. Before retiring in 1976, he was a signal maintainer for New York City Transit Authority, where he worked for 36 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, New Milford. Arrangements: Beaugard Funeral Home, New Milford.

first name: George
middle name:
last name: Wackenheim
name suffix:
birth date: 29 January 1914
social security number: 096-07-8945
place of issuance: New York
last residence: Bergen, New Jersey
zip code of last residence: 07646
death date: April 1993
estimated age at death: 79