Richard Rogers PEABODY

Born

23 January 1892 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

26 April 1936 , Manchester, Vermont, USA

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Born: 23 January 1892 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Richard Rogers married Mary Phelps JACOB 9 January 1915 in Mamaroneck Town, Westchester, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
They divorced. Mary Phelps JACOB was born 20 April 1891 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. Mary Phelps died 24 January 1970 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights). Mary Phelps was the child of William Hearn JACOB and Mary PHELPS.

Richard Rogers PEABODY died 26 April 1936 in Manchester, Vermont, USA .

son of Jacob Crowninshield Rogers Peabody and Florence Dumaresq Wheatland

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Richard Rogers PEABODY married

Mary Phelps JACOB
Marriage date: 9 January 1915
Marriage place: Mamaroneck Town, Westchester, New York, USA
Mary Phelps JACOB was the child of William Hearn JACOB and Mary PHELPS

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They divorced in 1922.

Children of Richard Rogers PEABODY and Mary Phelps JACOB

William Jacob PEABODY

Born: 4 February 1916, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 25 January 1955, Paris, France

Poleen Wheatland PEABODY

Born: 21 July 1917, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 20 November 1996, Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Birth — 1892
23 January 1892
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

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.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 Marriage / Partner
Richard Rogers PEABODY and Mary Phelps JACOB 9 January 1915, Mamaroneck Town, Westchester, New York, USA

He was 22 years old.

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Birth of Child
William Jacob PEABODY was born 4 February 1916, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Richard Rogers was 24 years old.

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1917 Birth of Child
Poleen Wheatland PEABODY was born 21 July 1917, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Richard Rogers was 25 years old.

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

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)