Donald Joseph MOORE

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16 August 1925 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Died

11 March 1964 , Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Cause of Death: killed in auto accident

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Luke Jerome MOORE Mary Augusta WALSH

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Born: 16 August 1925 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Luke Jerome MOORE

Mother: Mary Augusta WALSH

Paternal grandparents: Michael Milo MOORE , Mary Jane O'NEIL

Maternal grandparents: Edward Joseph WALSH , Ella "Ellen" Ernestine BERGMANN

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Donald Joseph MOORE died 11 March 1964 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA.
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1925 Birth

Name: Donald Moore
Birth Date: 1925
Birth Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 82
Page Number: 172
Index Volume Number: 111
Reference Number: F63.M362 v.111

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Births [1916–1970]. Volumes 92–160, 162, 168, 175, 212– 213. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Donald J Moore
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1926
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
father's birthPlace: Rhode Island
mother's birthPlace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0293
family number: 547
Sheet Number and Letter: 23A
Line Number: 16
nara publication: T626, roll 966
Film Number: 2340701
Digital Folder Number: 4607702
Image Number: 00848
Household Gender Age
parent Jerome J Moore M 44
parent Mary Moore F 36
Edward J Moore M 12
Alice M Moore F 11
Robert W Moore M 9
Donald J Moore M 4
Theodore Deitert M 26

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

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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Donald Moore
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1926
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
House Number: 298
Inferred Residence in 1935: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 7A
Household Members:
Name Age
Jerome L Moore 55
Mary Moore 46
Alice Moore 21
Robert Moore 19
Donald Moore 14

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

FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
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1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Military Service

Name: Donald Joseph Moore
Rank: Pvt
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1925
Service Number: 11108144
Service Branch: Army
Unit: 410th Training Group B B.T.C. #4 Miami Beach, Fla Aus
Enlistment Date: 27 Sep 1943
Discharge Date: 7 Dec 1943
Death Date: 11 Mar 1964
Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

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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.'