John "Giovanni" DIGANGI

Born

22 September 1885 , Tusa, Messina, Sicily, Italy

Died

11 January 1946 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Age: 61

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Joseph "Giuseppe" DIGANGI Maria Grazia FRANCO

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Born: 22 September 1885 in Tusa, Messina, Sicily, Italy

Father: Joseph "Giuseppe" DIGANGI

Mother: Maria Grazia FRANCO

John "Giovanni" was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1903.

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John "Giovanni" married Margaret "Domenica" MUNI . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret "Domenica" MUNI was born 21 January 1900 in Tusa, Messina, Sicily, Italy. Margaret "Domenica" died 23 May 1996 in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. Margaret "Domenica" was the child of Domenico MUNI and Vincenza Maria DIMARCO.

John "Giovanni" DIGANGI died 11 January 1946 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
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Recorded occupation: Studio Photographer

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John "Giovanni" DIGANGI married

Margaret "Domenica" MUNI
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Margaret "Domenica" MUNI was the child of Domenico MUNI and Vincenza Maria DIMARCO

Children of John "Giovanni" DIGANGI and Margaret "Domenica" MUNI

Mary Grace DIGANGI

Born: 26 January 1923, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 06 November 2018, Port Orchard, Washington, USA

Married: Daniel Arthur O'CONNOR

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Birth — 1885
22 September 1885
Tusa, Messina, Sicily, Italy

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)

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))

1923 Birth of Child
Mary Grace DIGANGI was born 26 January 1923, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

John "Giovanni" was 37 years old.

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.