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Birth — 1917 14 September 1917 Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
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.
1968 - April 20 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada
The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1979 - June 4 - Joe Clark becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1980 - March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
1984 - June 30 - John Turner becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1984 - September 17 - Brian Mulroney becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
1993 - June 25 - Kim Campbell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1993 - November 4 - Jean Chrétien becomes Prime Minister of Canada
2003 - December 12 - Paul Martin becomes Prime Minister of Canada
2006 - February 6 - Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Obituary
The death of Alexander Goodine of Archibald, occured Saturday, May 17, 2008 at the Bathurst Regional Hospital at the age of 90. Born in Armstrong, he was the son of the late John David Goodine & the late Ethel (Hickey). He was employed as a Bridge foreman for the Dept. of Transportation. Alexander is survived by his wife, Thelma (Brimsacle); son, Alex (Heather) of Archibald; Stepchildren, Bobby Brimsacle (Valerie) of Sunnyside, Austin (Audrey) of Sunnyside, Marjorie Mihaljevich (John) of Black Point, Ida Savoie of St. Raphael, Barbara Hickey (Andrew) of Archibald; 20 grandchildren, 33 greatgrandchildren and one great greatgrandchild; brothers, Delphis, Sanford, Leslie and a sister Mary. He was predeceased by his brother, Mike; Sister, Hilda Hickey and stepdaughter, Marilyn. His funeral was held from St.Gabriels Church, Jacquet River, Monday, May 19, 2008 with burial in the parish Cemetery. Pallbearers were Raymond Goodine, Rodney Hickey, Andy Hickey, Austin Brimsacle, Robert Hickey &
Birth — 1917
1920 - July 10 - 
1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
Death — 2008
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