Christopher LOFTHOUSE

(b. 29 April 1866 , Rainton, Yorkshire, England d. 1 September 1956 , Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA )

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Christopher LOFTHOUSE was born 29 April 1866 in Rainton, Yorkshire, England

Christopher LOFTHOUSE was the child of ? and ?

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Christopher married Ruth Jeannette FEHLMAN 18 October 1891 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ruth Jeannette FEHLMAN was born 21 January 1869 in Palatine, Illinois, USA. Ruth Jeannette died 12 May 1903 in Conde, South Dakota, USA.

Christopher LOFTHOUSE died 1 September 1956 in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA.

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Christopher LOFTHOUSE married

Ruth Jeannette FEHLMAN-- Date: 18 October 1891 Place:

Children of Christopher LOFTHOUSE and Ruth Jeannette FEHLMAN:

Christine Elaine LOFTHOUSE (b.25 December 1898, Conde, Spink, South Dakota, USA d. 9 November 1978, Littleton, Jefferson, Colorado, USA)
m. William Ferdinand GRANDPRE 10 June 1919

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1866 Birth
29 April 1866
Rainton, Yorkshire, England

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

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

1891 Marriage / Partner
Christopher LOFTHOUSE and Ruth Jeannette FEHLMAN 18 October 1891,

He was 25 years old.

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

1898 Birth of Child
Christine Elaine LOFTHOUSE was born 25 December 1898, Conde, Spink, South Dakota, USA

Christopher was 32 years old.

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)

1903 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ruth Jeannette FEHLMAN died 12 May 1903, Conde, South Dakota, USA

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)

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)

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)

1956 Death
1 September 1956
Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA

He died at the age of 90.

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