Harry CORGAN

(b. 5 October 1882 , Copper Harbor, Keweenaw, Michigan, USA d. 1 September 1933 , L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA )

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Harry CORGAN was born 5 October 1882 in Copper Harbor, Keweenaw, Michigan, USA

Harry CORGAN was the child of James CORGAN and Mary RAHER

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Harry married Elsie Maria Elizabeth HALTER 29 September 1906 in Marquette County, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Elsie Maria Elizabeth HALTER was born 28 July 1884 in Ontonagon, Ontonagon, Michigan, USA. Elsie Maria Elizabeth died 28 June 1957 in L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA. Elsie Maria Elizabeth was the child of Andrew HALTER and Mary Adaline LEMOINE.

Harry CORGAN died 1 September 1933 in L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA.

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Harry CORGAN married

Elsie Maria Elizabeth HALTER-- Date: 29 September 1906 Place: Marquette County, Michigan, USA
Elsie Maria Elizabeth HALTER was the child of Andrew HALTER and Mary Adaline LEMOINE

Children of Harry CORGAN and Elsie Maria Elizabeth HALTER:

James Andrew CORGAN (b.7 December 1909, South Range, Michigan, USA d. 22 March 1991, Muskegon, Michigan, USA)
m. Eileen Esther KOSKI 17 March 1930

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1882 Birth
5 October 1882
Copper Harbor, Keweenaw, Michigan, USA

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

All I Want for Valentine's Day is More Ancestors! (and Chocolate)

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 Marriage / Partner
Harry CORGAN and Elsie Maria Elizabeth HALTER 29 September 1906, Marquette County, Michigan, USA

He was 23 years old.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Birth of Child
James Andrew CORGAN was born 7 December 1909, South Range, Michigan, USA

Harry was 27 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 Death
1 September 1933
L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA

He died at the age of 50.

Added: 1/13/2021 12:01:14 PM - Updated: 11/20/2021 6:58:57 PM

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America - Did you know? 1786: Shays"s Rebellion erupts - Farmers from New Hampshire to South Carolina take up arms to protest high state taxes and stiff penalties for failure to pay.

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