Paul Leroy
TINDALL
Born
31 March 1925
,
Dekalb, Indiana, USA
Died
7 March 1981
,
Placer county, California, USA
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Born: 31 March 1925 in Dekalb, Indiana, USA
Father:
Elmer Leroy TINDALL
Mother:
Wilma Agnes HARKER
Paul Leroy was a soldier in World War II.
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Paul Leroy TINDALL died 7 March 1981 in Placer county, California, USA.
Dad was an Indiana farm boy. Joined US Army Airborne during WWII and was a participant in D-Day, Normandy France. He later formed the first Parachute Club in Nevada. Dad jumped in the Van Wert, Ohio Fair and Elko Nevada Fair and Stead Air Race at Stead AFB in Reno, Nevada. He worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad first as a Brakeman and then as a Conductor on the freight line. He married Juliette Figueroa in 1947 and was the proud father of 4 daughters: Katherine, Geri, Diana and Judith Tindall. He died tragically in a rollover accident on I-80 in 1981.
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Recorded occupation: Retired Railroad Conductor
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Birth — 192531 March 1925
Dekalb, Indiana, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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.1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam 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.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.
Death — 19817 March 1981
Placer county, California, USA
He died at the age of 55.
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Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Nevada, United States
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