Clifton Raymond Rockwood SMITH

Born

6 August 1894 , Rhode Island, USA

Died

abt. 1933 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Cause of Death: Apendisitis

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Born: 6 August 1894 in Rhode Island, USA

Parents of Clifton Raymond Rockwood SMITH

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Henry J SMITH

Mother

Emily MCCANN

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Clifton Raymond Rockwood married Elsie BADGER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elsie BADGER was born 15 March 1900 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Elsie died 1 May 1993 in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA . Elsie was the child of Isaac Cornelius BADGER and Clara A CAPWELL.

Clifton Raymond Rockwood SMITH died abt. 1933 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Clifton Raymond Rockwood SMITH married

Elsie BADGER
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Elsie BADGER was the child of Isaac Cornelius BADGER and Clara A CAPWELL

Children of Clifton Raymond Rockwood SMITH and Elsie BADGER

Henry Arnold SMITH

Born: 06/21/1922, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 20 November 1999, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Betty Jane STEVENS

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Birth — 1894
6 August 1894
Rhode Island, USA

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

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 - 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

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