Bertha Jane
SMITH
Born
13 December 1896
,
Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, USA
Died
04 December 1970
,
Okema, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
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Born: 13 December 1896 in Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, USA
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Bertha Jane married Elbert John WHITE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elbert John WHITE was born 24 January 1892 in Ivanhoe, Fannin, Texas, USA. Elbert John died 10 July 1960 in Okema, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA.
Bertha Jane SMITH died 04 December 1970 in Okema, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Bertha Jane SMITH
Children of Elbert John WHITE and Bertha Jane SMITH
Ina Jane WHITEBorn: 16 March 1918, Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 18 March 1999, Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 18 March 1999, Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma, USA
Married: David Clarence FRAZIER
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Birth — 189613 December 1896
Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, USA
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. 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1918 Birth of ChildIna Jane WHITE was born 16 March 1918, Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma, USA
Bertha Jane was 21 years old.
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.
1960 Death of Spouse/PartnerElbert John WHITE died 10 July 1960, Okema, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
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.Death — 197004 December 1970
Okema, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
She died at the age of 74.
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