flag male ancestor  Charles Herbert "Herb"  DEGENHARDT

  (b. 28 January 1912 Mount Hope Township, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA   d. 16 September 1997 Blue River, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA )  

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Charles Herbert "Herb" DEGENHARDT was born 28 January 1912 in Mount Hope Township, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA

Charles Herbert "Herb" DEGENHARDT was the child of Charles C "Charley" DEGENHARDT   and   Mary Agnes "Mamie" ELLIOTT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Michael DEGENHARDT and Elizabeth MIKESCH (maternal)  Michael ELLIOTT and Mary Ann MULROONEY

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Charles Herbert "Herb"  married  Geraldine Elaine BOURRETTE 4 August 1932 in Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geraldine Elaine BOURRETTE  was born 27 January 1915 in Millville, Grant, Wisconsin, USA.  Geraldine Elaine died 8 June 1986 in Blue River, Grant, Wisconsin, USA.  Geraldine Elaine was the child of Eugene "Gene" BOURRETTE and Leone Orrel FRY.

Charles Herbert "Herb" DEGENHARDT died 16 September 1997 in Blue River, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA.
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Charles Herbert "Herb" DEGENHARDT married flag female ancestor Geraldine Elaine BOURRETTE-- Date: 4 August 1932 Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin, USA
Geraldine Elaine BOURRETTE was the child of Eugene "Gene" BOURRETTE and Leone Orrel FRY




Children of Charles Herbert "Herb" DEGENHARDT and Geraldine Elaine BOURRETTE:

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Margie Mae DEGENHARDT (b.25 May 1938, Boscobel, Grant, Wisconsin, USA  d. 29 August 2006, Avoca, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA)



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birth1912 Birth
28 January 1912
Mount Hope Township, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
marriage1932 Marriage / Partner
Charles Herbert "Herb" DEGENHARDT and Geraldine Elaine BOURRETTE 4 August 1932, Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin, USA

He was 20 years old.
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1938 Birth of Child
Margie Mae DEGENHARDT was born 25 May 1938, Boscobel, Grant, Wisconsin, USA

Charles Herbert "Herb" was 26 years old.
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - 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.
1986 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geraldine Elaine BOURRETTE died 8 June 1986, Blue River, Grant, Wisconsin, USA
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
death1997 Death
16 September 1997
Blue River, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA

He died at the age of 85.
Added: 12/13/2020 10:34:48 AM - Updated: 12/13/2020 10:52:13 AM

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