flag female ancestor  Ethel Helen  WAY

  (b. 31 December 1907 Hackensack, New Jersey, USA   d. 20 October 1974 Hackensack, New Jersey, USA )  

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Ethel Helen WAY was born 31 December 1907 in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA

Ethel Helen WAY was the child of Sidney Wieters WAY   and   Emma Louise MEININGER

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Ethel Helen  married  William Robert WILKE 2 March 1929 in New Milford, New Jersey, USA .  William Robert WILKE  was born 8 March 1905 in Queens, New York, USA.  William Robert died 31 May 1997 in Holiday, Pasco, Florida, USA. 

Ethel Helen WAY died 20 October 1974 in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA.
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Ethel Helen WAY married flag male ancestor William Robert WILKE-- Date: 2 March 1929 Place: New Milford, New Jersey, USA


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birth1907 Birth
31 December 1907
Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
marriage1929 Marriage / Partner
Ethel Helen WAY and William Robert WILKE 2 March 1929, New Milford, New Jersey, USA

She was 21 years old.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
death1974 Death
20 October 1974
Hackensack, New Jersey, USA

She died at the age of 66.
Added: 6/9/2023 9:05:47 AM - Updated: 6/9/2023 9:08:44 AM

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