George Edward KAHN

Born

November 12, 1925 , Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Died

June 12, 1959 , Whitehall, Jefferson, Montana, USA

Age: 33
Cause of Death: car accident

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Felix Edward KAHN Lela PARENT

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Born: November 12, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Father: Felix Edward KAHN

Mother: Lela PARENT

Maternal grandparents: Francois Xavier Alex Calek PARENT , Amanda SOURDIFF

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George Edward married Lilian Elizabeth KIELY 31 December 1952 in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lilian Elizabeth KIELY was born September 30, 1923 in Stevensville, Ravalli, Montana, USA. Lilian Elizabeth died November 1, 1971 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Lilian Elizabeth was the child of Dennis Augustin Chadwick KIELY and Mary Moss CROUGHAN.

George Edward KAHN died June 12, 1959 in Whitehall, Jefferson, Montana, USA.

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Recorded occupation: singer sewing machine salesman

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George Edward KAHN married

Lilian Elizabeth KIELY
Marriage date: 31 December 1952
Marriage place: Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA
Lilian Elizabeth KIELY was the child of Dennis Augustin Chadwick KIELY and Mary Moss CROUGHAN

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Birth — 1925
November 12, 1925
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

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

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.