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.
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
Obituary
Webster - Kenneth W. Lippe, Sr., 64, died peacefully on February 3, 2015, at Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Jane (Markarian) Lippe of Webster; three children, Kimbley Dumphy and her husband Adam of Thompson, CT, Jacqueline Lippe of Webster, and Kenneth Lippe Jr. of Webster; a brother, Thomas Lippe and wife Joanna of Florida; three sisters, Nancy Lauziere and her husband Emmanuel of Webster, Deborah Tharp and her husband Richard of Leicester, and Jacqueline Small and husband Robert of New Hampshire; five grandchildren, Michelle Dumphy, Matthew Dumphy Jr., Jacob Dumphy, Amy Dumphy, Emily Dumphy; and many nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by two brothers, Bobby and Richard Lippe; and his best friend, Donald Gow. He was born in Worcester on November 7, 1950, the son of the late Roland J. and Theresa M. (Gubber) Lippe, and lived in Webster for the past 12 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, proudly serving 2 tours.
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Telegram & Gazette
Worcester, Massachusetts
February 4, 2015
Death — 20153 February 2015
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 64.
Birth — 1950
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