Birth — 192024 July 1920
Tabor, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 Minatare, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
Name: Bennie M Houck
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Minatare, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
BirthPlace: Nebraska
Birth Year (Estimated): 1920
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's BirthPlace: Illinois
Mother's BirthPlace: Nebraska
District: 0028
Household ID: 54
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 9
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 1293
GS Film Number: 2341028
Digital Folder Number: 4610725
Image Number: 00441
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Noah Houck M 54 Illinois
Wife Martha J Houck F 49 Nebraska
Son Rollie F Houck M 16 Nebraska
Son Archie N Houck M 17 Nebraska
Son Bennie M Houck M 10 Nebraska
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 Minatare, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
Name: Bennie Houck
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Minatare, Tabor Election Precinct, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son
BirthPlace: Nebraska
Estimated Birth Year: 1921
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Enumeration District Number: 79-29
Family Number: 177
Sheet Number and Letter: 12B
Line Number: 72
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 2264
Digital Folder Number: 005460570
Image Number: 00883
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Noah Houck M 64 Illinois
Wife Martha J Houck F 59 Nebraska
Son Bennie Houck M 19 Nebraska
Granddaughter Roberta Eats F 11 Nebraska
Grandson Donald Eats M 8 Nebraska
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)
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)
2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
Death
Given Name: Bennie
Middle Name: Milton
SurName: Houck
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 24 July 1920
Social Security Number: 507-10-9313
State: Nebraska
Last Place of Residence: Sedona, Coconino, Arizona
Previous Residence Postal Code: 86339
Event Date: 30 January 2009
Age: 89
'United States Social Security Death Index,' index, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VSWW-V6L : accessed 11 Apr 2013), Bennie Milton Houck, 30 January 2009.
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