Theodore Robinson PLUNKETT

(b. 10 May 1882 , Adams, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 April 1946 , Adams, Massachusetts, USA )

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Theodore Robinson PLUNKETT was born 10 May 1882 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Theodore Robinson PLUNKETT was the child of William Brown PLUNKETT and Lyda Faxon FRENCH and the grandchild of: (paternal) William Caldwell PLUNKETT and Louisa Olivia BROWN (maternal) Elbridge Gerry FRENCH and Susan W NICHOLS

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Theodore Robinson married Bessie Helen DANIELS 3 January 1905 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Bessie Helen DANIELS was born 20 February 1884 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Bessie Helen died 17 September 1970 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Bessie Helen was the child of Arthur Burdette DANIELS and Ida A MILLARD.

Theodore Robinson PLUNKETT died 13 April 1946 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA.

Occupation: Senator from Massachusetts

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Theodore Robinson PLUNKETT married

Bessie Helen DANIELS-- Date: 3 January 1905 Place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Bessie Helen DANIELS was the child of Arthur Burdette DANIELS and Ida A MILLARD

Children of Theodore Robinson PLUNKETT and Bessie Helen DANIELS:

Douglas Robinson PLUNKETT (b.16 February 1909, Adams, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 December 1989, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Paige Campbell HORN 28 December 1934 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA
m. Jean ARNOLD 23 June 1956 in , Massachusetts, USA

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1882 Birth
10 May 1882
Adams, Massachusetts, 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

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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.

Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Center Street from the Bridge. Adams, Mass.
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Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Greylock Rest. Adams, Mass.
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Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Residence of W. B. & C. T. Plunkett, Adams, Mass.

William Brown Plunkett and Charles T Plunkett were brothers, sons of William C Plunkett and Lovisa Brown.

In 1830 their father bought the Adams South Village Cotton & Woolen Manufacturing Co., which business became known as W. C. Plunkett & Sons. As a leading industrialist of North Adams, Massachusetts, William Plunkett occupied many local public offices for most of his adult life.

His sons, born in the 1850s, they created and carried on the manufacturing interests of several textile mills in Adams. They also founded the Plunkett School and a hospital.
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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.

1905 Marriage / Partner
Theodore Robinson PLUNKETT and Bessie Helen DANIELS 3 January 1905, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

Adams, Massachusetts, USA
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
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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)

Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Adams, Mass., Mt. Greylock, 1907
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1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 Birth of Child
Douglas Robinson PLUNKETT was born 16 February 1909, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Theodore Robinson was 26 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

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

1934 Marriage of Child
Douglas Robinson PLUNKETT married 28 December 1934, Adams, Massachusetts, USA to Paige Campbell HORN

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

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

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

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Obituary
Theodore Robinson Plunkett

News of death and tribute
Tuesday April 16, 1946
The Berkshire Eagle from Pittsfield, Massachusetts - Page 6

Obituary
Wednesday April 17, 1946
The Berkshire Eagle from Pittsfield, Massachusetts - Page 23

T.R. Plunkett, Ex-Senator Dies in Adams Funeral of Former Office Holder Tomorrow at 2.30 ADAMS--Theodore R. Plunkett 63, former Republican state senator, died Saturday night at Plunkett Memorial Hospital following several months Illness. His health had been impaired by a diabetic condition since September.
Theodore R. Plunkett Plunkett for years had been active in church, political business, civic and fraternal affairs The family was long prominent in the affairs of Adams.
The funeral will be it tomorrow afternoon at the First Congregational Church with Rev. John F Dobbs officiating. Burial will be in Maple Street Cemetery.
Mr. Plunkett who was born in this town, May 18, 1882 a son of William B. and Lyda French Plunkett. He was a graduate of...Read MORE...

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