Addison Earl  BAKER

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1 January 1907 ,  Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

1 August 1943 ,  Ploieşti, Municipiul Ploieşti, Prahova, Romania

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Born: 1 January 1907 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Addison Earl was a soldier in World War II.
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Addison Earl BAKER died 1 August 1943 in Ploieşti, Municipiul Ploieşti, Prahova, Romania.

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Recorded occupation: World War II Medal of Honor Recipient, LTC US Army Air Forces

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Birth — 1907
1 January 1907
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

 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))

 1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

 1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

 1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

 In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

 1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

 1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

 1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

 1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

 1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death — 1943
1 August 1943
Ploieşti, Municipiul Ploieşti, Prahova, Romania
He died at the age of 36.

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