Mary Highet OLIVER

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13 August 1880 , Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Died

26 February 1972 , North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 13 August 1880 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

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Mary Highet married William MCLEAN 5 April 1909 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William MCLEAN was born July 1876 in Liverpool, England. William died 28 May 1954 in Clarksburg, Massachusetts, USA (Briggsville).

Mary Highet OLIVER died 26 February 1972 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.

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Mary Highet OLIVER married

William MCLEAN
Marriage date: 5 April 1909
Marriage place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Children of William MCLEAN and Mary Highet OLIVER

Janet Dunlop Weild MCLEAN

Born: 24 April 1910, Clarksburg, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 July 1998, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Charles Stafford SLADE 14 October 1929 Place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1880
13 August 1880
Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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 Marriage / Partner
Mary Highet OLIVER and William MCLEAN 5 April 1909, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

She was 28 years old.

1910 Birth of Child
Janet Dunlop Weild MCLEAN was born 24 April 1910, Clarksburg, Massachusetts, USA (Briggsville)

Mary Highet was 29 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)

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))

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

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

1929 Marriage of Child
Janet Dunlop Weild MCLEAN married 14 October 1929, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA to Charles Stafford SLADE

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)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)