1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Ronald C Allan
Titles and Terms: Jr
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 3, Pittsfield, Pittsfield City, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 6
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1934
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 2-95
Family Number: 72
Sheet Number and Letter: 4A
Line Number: 10
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1569
Digital Folder Number: 005460841
Image Number: 00479
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ronald C Allan M 43 Massachusetts
Wife Bertha K Allan F 41 Massachusetts
Son Ronald C Allan M 6 Massachusetts
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.
Obituary
Ronald Converse Allen, Jr., 85, of Annapolis died peacefully on October 22, 2018. Ron was born on September 28, 1933, in Pittsfield, MA where he graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1951. He subsequently attended the University of Maryland graduating in February 1955 with a degree in Industrial Arts Education. That same year, after successfully completing ROTC, Ron was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force. Upon release from active duty in 1961 he remained in the Air Force Reserve serving in various assignments for 32 years retiring at the rank of Major General. At his retirement, he held the position of Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Inspector General in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. Upon retirement, he was presented one of the highest military awards of the Air Force, the Distinguished Service Medal. In civilian life, Ron held several positions in Federal Civil Service including five years at the former Annapolis Division of
Birth — 1933
Death — 2018
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