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  (b. 31 December 1906 Barnes, Kansas, USA   d. 8 August 1983 Stockton, Kansas, USA )  

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August Andrew WISE was born 31 December 1906 in Barnes, Kansas, USA

August Andrew WISE was the child of George Andrew WISE   and   Anna Emaline BINDER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Conrad WEISE (WISE) and Nancy Jane WILLIAMS (maternal)  Johann Georg "John George" BINDER and Catherine Caroline BALD

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August Andrew  married  Emma LESPERANCE 5 October 1930 in Stockton, Kansas, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emma LESPERANCE  was born 25 May 1914 in Stockton, Kansas, USA.  Emma died 17 December 1984 in Ness City, Kansas, USA.  Emma was the child of Armand Paul LESPERANCE and Ollie Faye ROGERS.

August Andrew WISE died 8 August 1983 in Stockton, Kansas, USA.







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August Andrew WISE married flag female ancestor Emma LESPERANCE-- Date: 5 October 1930 Place: Stockton, Kansas, USA
Emma LESPERANCE was the child of Armand Paul LESPERANCE and Ollie Faye ROGERS




Children of August Andrew WISE and Emma LESPERANCE:

flag female ancestor Ollie Ann WISE (b.03/14/1931, Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, USA  d. 08/06/1971, Hays, Ellis, Kansas, USA)
m. Jose Jean SCHULTZ 



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birth1906 Birth
31 December 1906
Barnes, Kansas, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
marriage1930 Marriage / Partner
August Andrew WISE and Emma LESPERANCE 5 October 1930, Stockton, Kansas, USA

He was 23 years old.
1931 Birth of Child
Ollie Ann WISE was born 03/14/1931, Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, USA

August Andrew was 24 years old.
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
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.
1971 Death of Child
Ollie Ann WISE died 08/06/1971, Hays, Ellis, Kansas, USA

August Andrew was 64 years old.
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)
death1983 Death
8 August 1983
Stockton, Kansas, USA

He died at the age of 76.
Added: 12/15/2020 5:38:39 PM - Updated: 1/26/2021 4:49:10 PM

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