Postcards and Memories of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
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1902
Name: Dorothy Elizabeth Koepke Titles and Terms: Event Type: Birth Event Date: 17 Aug 1902 Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Gender: Race: Registration Date: Registration Place: Christening Date: Christening Place: Christening Age: Death Date: Death Age: Father's Name: Paul Koepke Father's Titles and Terms: Father's BirthPlace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Elizabeth White Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's BirthPlace: Mother's Age: Paternal Grandfather's Name: Paternal Grandmother's Name: Maternal Grandfather's Name: Maternal Grandmother's Name: Additional Relatives: Reference ID: 120 GS Film Number: 2057387 Digital Folder Number: 4383933 Image Number: 512
'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FXN2-YRW : accessed 25 Jul 2013), Dorothy Elizabeth Koepke, 1902.
Name: Dorothy E Koepke Event Place: Pittsfield Ward 2, Berkshire, Massachusetts Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Immigration Year: BirthPlace: Massachusetts Father's BirthPlace: Germany Mother's BirthPlace: Germany Household ID: 15 PAge: 1 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Paul Koepke M 52y Germany WIFE Elizabeth Koepke F 49y Germany DAU Frances I Koepke F 17y Massachusetts DAU Dorothy E Koepke F 7y Massachusetts
Name: Dorothy E Koepke Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1920 Event Place: Pittsfield Ward 2, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States District: 55 Gender: Female Age: 17 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Own or Rent: Birth Year (Estimated): 1903 BirthPlace: Massachusetts Immigration Year: Father's BirthPlace: Germany Mother's BirthPlace: Germany Sheet Number and Letter: 1A Household ID: 11 Line Number: 47 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T625 GS Film Number: 1820680 Digital Folder Number: 004301046 Image Number: 00466 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Paul Koepke M 62 Germany Wife Elizabeth Koepke F 58 Germany Daughter F Ida Koepke F 25 Massachusetts Daughter Dorothy E
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Dorothy E Koepke Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States District: 0063 Gender: Female Age: 27 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Birth Year (Estimated): 1903 BirthPlace: Massachusetts Immigration Year: Father's BirthPlace: Germany Mother's BirthPlace: Germany Sheet Number and Letter: 1B Household ID: 29 Line Number: 95 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 885 GS Film Number: 2340620 Digital Folder Number: 004606982 Image Number: 00200 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Paul Koepke M 72 Germany Wife Elizabeth W Koepke F 69 Germany Daughter Frances I Koepke F 37 Massachusetts Daughter Dorothy E Koepke F 27 Massachusetts
Name: Dorothy Koepka Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Ward 5, Pittsfield, Pittsfield City, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States Gender: Female Age: 36 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter BirthPlace: Massachusetts Birth Year (Estimated): 1904 Last Place of Residence: Same Place District: 2-108 Family Number: 15 Sheet Number and Letter: 1B Line Number: 53 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 1570 Digital Folder Number: 005460842 Image Number: 00005 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Paul Koepka M 82 Germany Wife Elizabeth Koepka F 79 Germany Daughter Frances Koepka F 46 Massachusetts Daughter Dorothy Koepka F 36 Massachusetts
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.
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.
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)
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