Leroy Meredith BARNES

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2 October 1910 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Died

14 August 1970 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 2 October 1910 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Frank BARNES

Mother: Helen (Nellie) VAN SLEET (BARNES)

Paternal grandparents: Thomas BARNES , Bridget FOLEY

Maternal grandparents: Edward VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) , Sophie Zepherine TENANCOUR

Leroy Meredith BARNES died 14 August 1970 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA .
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1910 Birth
Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915
name: Leroy Meredith Barnes
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event date: 02 Oct 1910
event place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
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mother: Nellie H Van Sleet
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volume/ page/ certificate number: p 300
film number: 2315295
digital folder number: 4401712
image number: 625
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

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 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Leroy Barnes
residence: Northampton City 1 Part Of, Hampshire, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1911
age: 9
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
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film number: 1820705
digital folder number: 4301102
image number: 00517
sheet number: 4
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Frank H Barnes M 34y Massachusetts
wife Nellie H Barnes F 32y Massachusetts
son Leroy Barnes M 9y Massachusetts
dau Mae G Barnes F 7y Massachusetts
dau Hazel E Barnes F 5y Massachusetts
son Francis E Barnes M 2y11m Massachusetts
son Howard F Barnes M 9m Massachusetts
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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 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Le Roy F Barnes
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 19
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1911
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relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0024
family number: 103
sheet number and letter: 6B
line number: 68
nara publication: T626, roll 912
film number: 2340647
digital folder number: 4607009
image number: 00528
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Frank Barnes M 43 Massachusetts
wife Nellie Barnes F 41 Massachusetts
son Le Roy F Barnes M 19 Massachusetts
daughter May G Barnes F 17 Massachusetts
daughter Hazel E Barnes F 16 Massachusetts
son Francis Barnes M 13 Massachusetts
son Howard Barnes M 11 Massachusetts
daughter Irene G Barnes F 7 Massachusetts
daughter Norma H Barnes F 5 Massachusetts
daughter Hope H...Read full story

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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 - 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)

1942 - United States, World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
name: Leroy F Barnes
name (original): Leroy F Barnes
event: Military Service
event date: 19 Aug 1942
term of enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
event place: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
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race: White
citizenship: citizen
birth year: 1910
birthplace: MASSACHUSETTS
education: 4 years of high school
civilian occupation: Attendants, hospitals and other institutions, n.e.c.
marital status: Separated, without dependents
rank: Private
army branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
army component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
source of army personnel: Civil Life
serial number: 31128630
nara publication title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
arc identifier: 1263923
card, box and reel number: 03983.119
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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.'

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

Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Leroy F Barnes
event: Death
event date: 14 Aug 1970
event place: Northampton, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 036707
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birthplace: Unknown Nativity
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Obituary Information
1970-08-17; Paper: Springfield Union