1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930
Name: Edward G Bennett
[George Edward Bennett]
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1927
BirthPlace: Idaho
Race: White
Home in 1930: Plainview, Pierce, Nebraska
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Georg V Bennett
Father's BirthPlace: Idaho
Mother's Name: Gale Bennett
Mother's BirthPlace: Minnesota
Household Members:
Name Age
Georg V Bennett 24
Gale Bennett 26
Edward G Bennett 3
[3 2/ 12]
Roger W Bennett 1
[1 5/ 12]
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940
Name: George E Bennett
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1927
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: Montana
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Orchard Homes, Missoula, Montana
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Montana
Inferred Residence in 1935: Orchard Homes, Missoula, Montana
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 13A
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Household Members:
Name Age
George V Bennett 34
Gale Bennett 36
George E Bennett 13
Roger W Bennett 11
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)
Death
Name: George Edward Bennett
Social Security #: 517162940
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1927
Birth Place: Montana
Death Date: 29 Mar 1984
Death Place: San Diego
Mother's Maiden Name: Rogers
Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Birth — 1927
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