Henry Sturgis Grew CROSBY

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4 June 1898 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

10 December 1929 , Manhattan, New York, USA

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Stephen Van Rensselaer CROSBY Henrietta Marian GREW

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Born: 4 June 1898 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Stephen Van Rensselaer CROSBY

Mother: Henrietta Marian GREW

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Henry Sturgis Grew married Mary Phelps JACOB 9 September 1922 . 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.

Henry Sturgis Grew CROSBY died 10 December 1929 in Manhattan, New York, USA .

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Mary Phelps JACOB
Marriage date: 9 September 1922
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Mary Phelps JACOB was the child of William Hearn JACOB and Mary PHELPS

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Birth — 1898
4 June 1898
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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

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

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