1913
Name: Alise L Dittmann
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 07 Dec 1913
Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
Gender: Female
Mother's Name: Neesler
'California, Birth Index, 1905-1995,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VGXV-5RM : accessed 25 Jul 2013), Alise L Dittmann, 1913.
1920 Jackson, Jackson, Michigan
Name: Alice Dittman
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Jackson Ward 4, Jackson, Michigan, United States
District: 19
Gender: Female
Age: 6
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read:
Can Write:
Relationship to Head of Household: Granddaughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Granddaughter
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1914
BirthPlace: California
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Mother's BirthPlace: Michigan
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Household ID: 165
Line Number: 98
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film Number: 1820774
Digital Folder Number: 004311612
Image Number: 00119
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Dorathy Neesley F 69 Germany
Son William Neesley M 39 Michigan
Daughter-in-law Josephine Neesley F 26 Michigan
Grandson Don E Dittman M 8
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Name: Alice Dittman
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Los Angeles (Districts 0251-0500), Los Angeles, California, United States
District: 0441
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1914
BirthPlace: California
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Mother's BirthPlace: California
Sheet Number and Letter: 19B
Household ID: 391
Line Number: 86
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 149
GS Film Number: 2339884
Digital Folder Number: 004532480
Image Number: 00356
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Arthur Dittman M 45 Massachusetts
Wife Myrtle Dittman F 39 California
Son Don Dittman M 19 California
Daughter Alice
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Name: Alice Dittman
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Councilmanic District 3, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
BirthPlace: California
Birth Year (Estimated): 1915
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 60-202
Family Number: 133
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Line Number: 69
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 405
Digital Folder Number: 005456486
Image Number: 00079
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Arthur Dittman M 55 Massachusetts
Wife Myrtle Dittman F 48 California
Son Don E Dittman M 28 California
Daughter Alice Dittman F 25 California
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)
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